Kitty
As a personal name, Kitty is a familiar form of Katherine. That relationship identifies the longer name without settling its deeper linguistic origin. This entry covers the personal-name history, rather than treating the nickname as a separate word meaning pure.
- Meaning
- A familiar form of Katherine
- Name or word origin
- English
Sources and meaning notes
The cited entry supports the Katherine relationship. It does not establish a new literal translation for Kitty.
- Behind the Name: Kitty The name form, its documented usage and the specific name-history relationships described here
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Catalog grouping: Female. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.
Popularity in cited datasets
Each position below belongs to its publisher’s sample and time period. These are not iCatNames registration counts or a combined ranking.
| Dataset scope | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. cat names — top 100 | #7 | Rover catalog (checked 2026-10-26; undated) |
An undated catalog checked in 2026 is not a 2025 annual result. Historical reports keep their published period. Source records on this page were checked on 2026-10-26.
Compare the checked ranking snapshotsNames in similar collections to Kitty
These entries have source references and overlap with this name in the site’s editorial collections. The overlap does not measure pet-owner preferences or prove a shared linguistic origin.