as a First Name
Pet form of Katherine, derived from the pet form Kit + the hypocoristic suffix -y. It is also used as an independent given name.
| 1,495th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 17,113
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Kitty per capita
- 1947
- marked the height of its popularity
100%
0%
65%
55+
55+
33%
30-54
30-54
1%
13-29
13-29
0.99%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
