Kitty

Kitty: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pure”
Origin: English
Say it: KIT-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Diminutive of Katherine, Catherine, or Kitty used as an independent name. It ultimately shares the traditional association of Katherine with Greek katharos 'pure'.

English names Names meaning pure Vintage names Short names

How popular is Kitty?

20241.8 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Kitty in 20246

Peak year1887

Total US babies since 188011,657

Kitty is fading: recent use is about 43% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kitty

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English
Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Kitty questions

What does the name Kitty mean?

Kitty means "pure". It comes from English. Diminutive of Katherine, Catherine, or Kitty used as an independent name. It ultimately shares the traditional association of Katherine with Greek katharos 'pure'.

Is Kitty a boy or girl name?

Kitty is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kitty?

6 US babies were named Kitty in 2024. Its peak year was 1887.

How do you pronounce Kitty?

Kitty is usually pronounced KIT-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.