Girls' name · since 1880
Kitty
Kitty has 11,657 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11,657
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
11,657 girls have been named Kitty since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kitty recorded 11,657 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #1,519 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11,657 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kitty ranks #1,519 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11,657 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11,657
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kitty's 11,657 recorded births place it above 97.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kitty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kitty splits its recorded history at 1951: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 358 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kitty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1947)
- 358
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Kitty by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,553 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Kitty's strongest decade.
2,553 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Kitty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 220
1880s
220 births
- 1890s 302
1890s
302 births
- 1900s 343
1900s
343 births
- 1910s 759
1910s
759 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,109 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,205 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,235 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,553 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,575 births
- 1970s 602
1970s
602 births
- 1980s 279
1980s
279 births
- 1990s 207
1990s
207 births
- 2000s 143
2000s
143 births
- 2010s 103
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,553 births (22% of all-time use).
How Kitty compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kitty's total volume
Kitty by state
Where Kitty concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 706 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 705 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 520 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 518 | 4.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 507 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 400 | 3.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 386 | 3.3% |
| #8 | West Virginia | | 289 | 2.5% |
706 of 11,657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Kitty appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kitty's data
- Kitty's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,553 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kittys (706 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kitty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kitty draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.