Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Kitty

#1,484 most common girls' name of all time · #2,561 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2024

Rank among girls
#1,484
Rank overall
#2,561 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
143 of 146
All-time
11,657
Since 2016
54
Peak year
1947 #430
Best rank
#359 1881
Girls Boys peak 358/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Kitty is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 6 — 6 #13,486
2023 6 — 6 #13,474
2020 10 — 10 #9,554
2019 7 — 7 #12,459
2018 6 — 6 #13,800
2017 12 — 12 #8,784
2016 7 — 7 #12,882
2015 10 — 10 #10,156
2014 14 — 14 #8,058
2013 15 — 15 #7,752
2012 10 — 10 #10,434
2011 11 — 11 #9,727
2010 11 — 11 #9,795
2009 8 — 8 #12,440
2008 15 — 15 #8,114
2007 11 — 11 #10,131
2006 14 — 14 #8,243
2005 16 — 16 #7,145
2004 23 — 23 #5,381
2003 12 — 12 #8,512
2002 11 — 11 #8,843
2001 17 — 17 #6,325
2000 16 — 16 #6,492
1999 26 — 26 #4,319
1998 18 — 18 #5,594
1997 23 — 23 #4,512
1996 20 — 20 #4,888
1995 21 — 21 #4,679
1994 9 — 9 #8,810
1993 23 — 23 #4,396
1992 16 — 16 #5,726
1991 30 — 30 #3,546
1990 21 — 21 #4,528
1989 16 — 16 #5,293
1988 29 — 29 #3,313
1987 18 — 18 #4,480
1986 24 — 24 #3,555
1985 23 — 23 #3,625
1984 23 — 23 #3,530
1983 28 — 28 #2,978
1982 27 — 27 #3,176
1981 48 — 48 #2,122
1980 43 — 43 #2,279
1979 54 — 54 #1,917
1978 57 — 57 #1,782
1977 62 — 62 #1,684
1976 42 — 42 #2,064
1975 42 — 42 #2,062
1974 62 — 62 #1,553
1973 65 — 65 #1,460
1972 66 — 66 #1,458
1971 68 — 68 #1,488
1970 84 — 84 #1,286
1969 73 — 73 #1,327
1968 77 — 77 #1,246
1967 88 — 88 #1,120
1966 126 — 126 #899
1965 127 — 127 #888
1964 169 — 169 #805
1963 186 — 186 #755
1962 235 — 235 #664
1961 231 — 231 #682
1960 263 — 263 #620
1959 311 — 311 #552
1958 357 — 357 #511
1957 261 — 261 #605
1956 277 — 277 #563
1955 269 — 269 #552
1954 220 — 220 #611
1953 209 — 209 #611
1952 193 — 193 #640
1951 228 — 228 #562
1950 228 — 228 #549
1949 238 — 238 #540
1948 288 — 288 #472
1947 358 — 358 #430
1946 294 — 294 #453
1945 210 — 210 #506
1944 174 — 174 #550
1943 182 — 182 #560
1942 169 — 169 #568
1941 172 — 172 #534
1940 150 — 150 #567
1939 121 — 121 #614
1938 136 — 136 #594
1937 106 — 106 #662
1936 105 — 105 #645
1935 130 — 130 #561
1934 123 — 123 #588
1933 121 — 121 #586
1932 126 — 126 #585
1931 123 — 123 #598
1930 114 — 114 #647
1929 119 — 119 #635
1928 122 — 122 #640
1927 117 — 117 #667
1926 127 — 127 #637
1925 127 — 127 #653
1924 127 — 127 #661
1923 107 — 107 #705
1922 95 — 95 #751
1921 83 — 83 #806
1920 85 — 85 #786
1919 89 — 89 #747
1918 97 — 97 #728
1917 91 — 91 #735
1916 89 — 89 #722
1915 105 — 105 #646
1914 81 — 81 #645
1913 58 — 58 #680
1912 55 — 55 #674
1911 48 — 48 #620
1910 46 — 46 #624
1909 41 — 41 #609
1908 32 — 32 #685
1907 38 — 38 #606
1906 37 — 37 #586
1905 33 — 33 #611
1904 23 — 23 #734
1903 29 — 29 #612
1902 39 — 39 #513
1901 32 — 32 #543
1900 39 — 39 #548
1899 25 — 25 #619
1898 37 — 37 #513
1897 30 — 30 #548
1896 35 — 35 #501
1895 30 — 30 #542
1894 29 — 29 #542
1893 31 — 31 #496
1892 29 — 29 #508
1891 29 — 29 #478
1890 27 — 27 #503
1889 28 — 28 #473
1888 28 — 28 #475
1887 33 — 33 #376
1886 31 — 31 #394
1885 18 — 18 #515
1884 16 — 16 #535
1883 16 — 16 #493
1882 19 — 19 #430
1881 22 — 22 #359
1880 9 — 9 #609