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Unisex name

Kitty

Kitty ranks #32 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 4 places, 80 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #437 among girl dog names.
Kitty's popularity trend

Kitty's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.2%0.4%0.6%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
80
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#32
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
−15
2014 → 2019
Gender split
71% female
71% female29% male

Gender split comes from 196 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Kitty mean?
/ˈkɪti/2 syllables

Kitty is the familiar, affectionate English word for a cat, especially a young one, used since at least the 17th century. It's also a traditional pet form of Katherine, a name often linked to the Greek word katharos, meaning "pure," though scholars have long debated its exact origin.

Kitty is warm, cozy, and instantly recognizable — an easy, well-loved name for a small, affectionate cat with a sweet, cuddly nature.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Kitty shows up

Cats named Kitty per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.30%
SeattleWA, US0.12%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.63%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Kitty

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