Name meaning & stats
Kitty
Kitty means “pure (debated)” (Ancient Greek origin). 7,719 US babies since 1940, peak 1947.
What it means
“pure (debated)”
Ancient GreekShort form of Katherine
In US birth records
Peak year: 1947
7,719 US babies were named Kitty between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Kitty (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 90% of the family
- Kitty 90%
- Kittie 9%
- Kitti 2%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1947)