How Many People Are Named Kitten?
An estimated 39 people in the United States have the first name Kitten. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Kitten peaked in popularity in 1946 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kitten as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kitten paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Kitten is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
- Kitten is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
39
About 1 in 8,788,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1946
7 births
Total Registered
54
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kitten
Kitten is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 54 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kitten as a female name
Ranked #8,028 in 1969
5 female births in 1969
Peak: 1946 (7 births)
Kitten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kitten span from the 1940s to the 1960s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 27 babies were registered. Kitten remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kitten by Decade
How has Kitten tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kitten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kitten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kitten
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kitten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kitten?
We estimate approximately 39 people named Kitten are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,788,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Kitten a common name?
Kitten is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 50.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 54 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kitten most popular?
Kitten reached peak popularity in 1946, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kitten is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kitten a female name?
Kitten is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kitten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kitten Smith, Kitten Johnson, Kitten Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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