Is Kitty a boy or girl name?
Kitty was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 11,657 US babies named Kitty were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,374
- Babies named Kitty since 1880
- 11,657
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 358 babies
Boys and girls named Kitty, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 220 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 302 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 343 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 759 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,109 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,205 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,234 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,553 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,575 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 602 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 280 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 207 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 103 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,374 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,337 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,928 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,155 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,803 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,077 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,521 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,298 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,989 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,873 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,093 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,153 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,104 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,347 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,505 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,502 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,334 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,466 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,800 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,181 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,482 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,659 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,389 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,704 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,594 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,963 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,770 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,233 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,468 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,868 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,601 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,425 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,350 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,575 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,596 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,668 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,570 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,944 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,216 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,140 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,295 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,933 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,792 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,688 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,081 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,080 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,557 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,469 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,463 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,496 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,287 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,336 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,252 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,126 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 126 | #898 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 127 | #891 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 169 | #805 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 186 | #756 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 235 | #665 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 231 | #682 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 263 | #621 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 311 | #552 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 357 | #511 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 261 | #605 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 277 | #563 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 269 | #552 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 220 | #612 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 209 | #611 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 193 | #640 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 228 | #561 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 228 | #548 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 238 | #539 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 288 | #473 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 358 | #430 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 294 | #453 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 210 | #506 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 174 | #550 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 182 | #559 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 168 | #570 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 172 | #534 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 150 | #565 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 121 | #615 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 136 | #594 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 106 | #662 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 105 | #645 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 130 | #562 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 123 | #590 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 121 | #586 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 126 | #584 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 123 | #597 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 114 | #647 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 119 | #635 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 122 | #639 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 117 | #666 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 127 | #638 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 127 | #654 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 127 | #662 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 107 | #707 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 95 | #752 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 83 | #805 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 85 | #786 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 89 | #750 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 97 | #728 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 91 | #736 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 89 | #723 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 105 | #647 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 81 | #645 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 58 | #685 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 55 | #676 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 48 | #621 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 46 | #625 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 41 | #611 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 32 | #686 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 38 | #609 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 37 | #586 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 33 | #614 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 23 | #743 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 29 | #619 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 39 | #512 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 32 | #542 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 39 | #548 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 25 | #621 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 37 | #514 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 30 | #547 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 35 | #501 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 30 | #543 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 29 | #538 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 31 | #495 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 29 | #508 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 29 | #479 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 27 | #502 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 28 | #471 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 28 | #474 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 33 | #375 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 31 | #389 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 18 | #511 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 16 | #531 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 16 | #491 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 19 | #423 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 22 | #355 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 9 | #609 |
Highest rank
Kitty has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #355 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kitty
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.