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Kitty

Pronounced K IH1 T IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1947
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Kitty?

Kitty is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 11,657 children — the 1,289th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 64 births across the past decade, against a peak of 358 in a single year. That peak was in 1947.

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Nicknames

Kitty is itself a short form of Catherine.

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
K IH1 T IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Kitty

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Kitty

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Kitty?
Kitty ranks 1,289th among girls' names in US records, with 11,657 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 64.
Is Kitty a unisex name?
No. Kitty is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kitty most popular?
1947, when 358 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.