Kitty Name Popularity

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How popular is Kitty?

The rare name Kitty was the 14,721st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Kitty, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 355, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1881.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1947 with 358 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Kitty was 6 in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Kitty occurred roughly during the years 1883-1886, 1908-1915, 1920-1924, 1936-1941, 1942-1947, 1952-1958, and 2009-2013, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1962-1968, 1972-1975, 1999-2002, and 2004-2007.

Where is the name Kitty popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The popularity trend for Kitty has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Kitty for their newborn has dropped significantly.

The name Kitty is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Kitty has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Kitty (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		6	14,721
2017		12	9,045
2016		7	13,632
2015		10	10,509
2014		14	8,285
2013		15	7,980
2012		10	10,860
2011		11	10,088
2010		11	10,144
2009		8	13,096
2008		15	8,336
2007		11	10,499
2006		14	8,499
2005		16	7,331
2004		22	5,660
2003		12	8,800
2002		11	9,179
2001		17	6,477
2000		16	6,655
1999		26	4,388
1998		18	5,702
1997		23	4,591
1996		20	4,962
1995		21	4,770
1994		9	9,230
1993		23	4,467
1992		16	5,867
1991		30	3,579
1990		21	4,600
1989		16	5,425
1988		29	3,351
1987		18	4,572
1986		24	3,596
1985		23	3,668
1984		23	3,570
1983		29	2,944
1982		27	3,214
1981		48	2,137
1980		43	2,294
1979		54	1,933
1978		57	1,792
1977		62	1,688
1976		42	2,082
1975		42	2,079
1974		62	1,557
1973		65	1,469
1972		66	1,463
1971		68	1,495
1970		84	1,288
1969		73	1,336
1968		77	1,251
1967		88	1,125
1966		126	897
1965		127	891
1964		169	805
1963		186	756
1962		235	665
1961		231	682
1960		263	621
1959		312	550
1958		355	513
1957		261	605
1956		278	564
1955		269	552
1954		220	611
1953		209	611
1952		193	640
1951		228	560
1950		227	550
1949		239	537
1948		288	472
1947		358	430
1946		294	453
1945		210	506
1944		174	550
1943		182	559
1942		168	570
1941		172	534
1940		150	565
1939		121	615
1938		136	594
1937		106	662
1936		105	645
1935		130	562
1934		123	590
1933		121	586
1932		126	584
1931		123	597
1930		114	647
1929		119	634
1928		122	640
1927		117	666
1926		127	638
1925		127	654
1924		127	662
1923		107	707
1922		95	752
1921		83	805
1920		85	786
1919		89	750
1918		97	728
1917		91	736
1916		89	723
1915		105	647
1914		81	645
1913		58	685
1912		55	676
1911		48	621
1910		46	625
1909		41	611
1908		32	686
1907		38	609
1906		37	586
1905		33	614
1904		23	743
1903		29	619
1902		39	512
1901		32	542
1900		39	548
1899		25	621
1898		37	514
1897		30	547
1896		35	501
1895		30	543
1894		29	538
1893		31	495
1892		29	508
1891		29	479
1890		27	502
1889		28	471
1888		28	474
1887		33	375
1886		31	389
1885		18	511
1884		16	531
1883		16	491
1882		19	423
1881		22	355
1880		9	609

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.