Kitty
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Below 5 births
About Kitty
This endearing nickname name is one Katherine pet form that predates all the Kathys and Katies, having been fairly common in the eighteenth century. With the current mini-craze for animal-related names, Kitty is sounding cute and cuddly again—she's already jumped back onto the U.K. list, at number 199.
Kitty for girls
Kitty was one of the Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice and was a character in Dickens's Bleak House; Ginger Rogers won an Oscar for her performance in Kitty Foyle, and vintage TV fans might remember the alluring Miss Kitty in Gunsmoke. Since then there have been pop culture Kittys galore, including Calista Flockhart's character on Brothers and Sisters, a mom on That 70's Show and Kitty Pryde, one of the X-Men.
Singer Kitty Carlisle was born Catherine, country singer Kitty Wells grew up as Muriel, and Presidential candidate's wife Kitty Dukakis was born Katharine.
A historical reference is Kitty Hawk, where the Wright brothers performed their aeronautical experiments.
Short form Kit has been used in recent years for several strong-willed movie heroines and may prove a lively alternative to Kate.
Kitty for boys
Traditionally a feminine nickname for Katherine — the male usage of Kitty is entirely made up of cats.
Pronounced KIT-ee.
As of October 2026, Kitty ranked #14374 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #355 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #806.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Kitty for girls
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Kitty on lists
Famous Kittys
- Catherine "Kitty" CarlisleGirl
American actress and singer
- Caitlin "Kitty" CarruthersGirl
American figure skater
- Kitty PeterkinGirl
English actress
- Katherine Tupper "Kitty" WinnGirl
American actress
- Kitty FlanaganGirl
Australian comedian, actor and writer
- Ellen Muriel "Kitty" WellsGirl
American Country Music singer
- Kitty Eleanor SpencerGirl
English model; daughter of Charles Spencer, Earl Spencer; niece of Diana, Princess of Wales
- Jennifer "Kitty" DunnGirl
drummer of American rock band Mindless Self Indulgence
- Catherine Susan "Kitty" GenoveseGirl
American 1964 murder victim
- KittyGirl
stage name of Kathryn,Leigh Beckwith, American rapper
- Kitty Kallen (born Katherine Kalinsky)Girl
American pop singer
- Kitty Lange KiellandGirl
Norwegian painter
- Katharine "Kitty" Dickson DukakisGirl
wife of U.S. politician Michael Dukakis
- Katharine "Kitty" O'SheaGirl
English mistress of Irish political leader Charles Parnell
- Kitty Székely (b. 2002)Girl
daughter of comedian/actor/writer Louis C.K.
- Kitty Kemp (b.2017)Girl
daughter of actor Ross Kemp; twin of sister Ava
- Kathleen “Kitty” BruceGirl
daughter of stand-up comedian/social critic/satirist Lenny Bruce
Kitty in pop culture
- Catherine "Kitty" BennetGirl
character in "Pride and Prejudice"
- Hello KittyGirl
popular cartoon character (real name Kitty White)
- Miss Kitty RussellGirl
character on TV's "Gunsmoke"
- Ekaterina "Kitty" Alexandrovna Scherbackaya (Levin)Girl
character in Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"
- Katherine "Kitty" Song CoveyGirl
character in "To All the Boys I've Loved Before", "P.S. I Still Love You" and "Always and Forever, Lara Jean" by Jenny Han
- Katherine "Kitty" FormanGirl
character on TV's "That '70s Show"
- Kitty MontgomeryGirl
Greg's mother on TV's "Dharma & Greg"
- Kitty SanchezGirl
character on TV's "Arrested Development"
- Kitty Walker McCallisterGirl
character on TV's "Brothers & Sisters"
- Katherine Anne "Kitty" PrydeGirl
character in the X,Men series
- Kitty WildeGirl
character on TV's "Glee"
- KittyGirl
character in "What's Left of Me" by Kat Zhang
- Kitty SkimpoleGirl
character in Charles Dickens' "Bleak House"
- Kitty HawkinsGirl
character on TV's "Mr. Selfridge"
- Kitty ColemanGirl
character in "Falling Angels" by Tracy Chevalier
- "KittyGirl
" novel by Rosamond Marshall, 1945 movie and main character
- Kitty GreenwoodGirl
main character in novel "Kitty" by Warwick Deeping and 1929 movie
- Kitty WinterGirl
character on TV's "Elementary"
- KittyGirl
Anne Frank's diary
- Kitty HawkGirl
North Carolina, site of the world's first airplane flight
- Kitty JonesGirl
character in the "Bartimaeus" trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
- Kitty FlahertyGirl
character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- "Hello KittyGirl
" song by Canadian singer Avril Ramona Lavigne
- Kitty PryorGirl
character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain
- Kitty CheshireGirl
daughter of the Cheshire Cat in show and series "Ever After High"
- KittyGirl
Character in the song "The Life of a Show Girl" by Taylor Swift