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The baby name Kat is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Kat /kæt/.

Kat is English in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: Kat /kæt/

What is the meaning of the name Kat ?

The baby name Kat is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Kat /kæt/.

Kat is English in Origin.

Kat is a clipped form of Katherine/Catherine and related names such as Katharina and Katarina. The root goes back to Greek Aikaterine, whose origin is debated: some link it to the goddess Hecate, while folk etymology connected it with katharos, pure, the meaning now commonly given. Veneration of Saints Catherine of Alexandria and of Siena spread the name across medieval Europe and into English, where brisk pet forms like Kat, Kate, and Kit became familiar.

Today, Kat appears both as a friendly nickname and as a minimalist given name, especially in English-speaking countries. Cognates and variants include Kate, Cate, Katy/Katie, Kathy, Kitty, Kit, Kathryn, Katrina, Katarina, Katharina, Katrin/Katrine, Catrin/Catrina, Caterina/Catarina, Karen/Karin, Katja, Katya (from Ekaterina), and Polish Katarzyna. While scholars still debate the root, most parents embrace Kat for its crisp sound and the long-associated sense of purity.

Kat has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Kat

Kat Dennings Actor · Born 1986 · United States Kat Dennings is an American actress best known for playing Max Black on 2 Broke Girls and Darcy Lewis in Thor and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Born Katherine Victoria Litwack on June 13, 1986, she began using the professional name Kat Dennings and became widely recognized through those popular roles.

Celebrity babies named Kat

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Kat Kramer Karen Sharpe television actor ★★★★★ Stanley Kramer film producer ★★★★★

Kat – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BW 0 #18 2 960
MV 0 #19 1 644
PH 0 #31 66 5,607
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
GE 0 #44 1 997
MO 0 #48 5 2,706
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
SI 0 #78 3 1,612
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
QA 0 #87 14 7,011
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
BN Girls 0 #109 6 5,459
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
CY Girls 0 #122 4 3,755
BW Girls 0 #126 23 4,216
GR 0 #131 5 3,911
EE Girls 0 #134 9 1,888
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
BW Boys 0 #140 10 4,685
MT Girls 0 #150 4 3,773
AE 0 #160 18 10,220
CR 0 #161 5 5,526
PR Girls 0 #164 4 3,171
SI Girls 0 #174 4 2,769
CZ 0 #176 10 3,154
PH Girls 0 #177 242 13,098
RU 0 #180 10 3,641
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
LU Girls 0 #182 9 4,850
Austria 0 #193 21 850
PL 0 #196 17 2,600
DK 0 #199 8 5,198
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
IR 0 #220 10 4,221
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
BG Girls 0 #226 6 3,559
MO Girls 0 #226 26 7,056
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
MO Boys 0 #228 7 5,842
GR Girls 0 #231 12 6,293
SG 0 #232 38 11,010
JP Girls 0 #233 13 6,592
NA Girls 0 #233 5 7,146
PL Girls 0 #236 132 5,096
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
PT 0 #247 4 4,161
RU Girls 0 #249 344 11,913
NA Boys 0 #250 4 6,830
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
TW Girls 0 #267 10 8,139
QA Girls 0 #269 48 15,378
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
JM Girls 0 #273 6 7,507
Germany 0 #279 164 2,542
HK 0 #281 68 8,483
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
SA 0 #285 11 10,560
PE 0 #287 24 6,350
HK Girls 0 #288 419 16,104
KZ Girls 0 #291 30 5,862
DK Girls 0 #292 25 7,429
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #294 3 6,578
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
Germany Girls 0 #306 917 4,949
CZ Girls 0 #307 35 5,378
MY 0 #318 13 12,352
CN Girls 0 #321 29 8,829
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
MU Girls 0 #333 19 8,539
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
PL Boys 0 #336 5 6,459
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
SD Girls 0 #353 6 7,678
SG Girls 0 #353 241 18,916
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
GH Boys 0 #358 4 8,138
Austria Girls 0 #361 60 1,885
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
NL 0 #371 21 2,481
OM Girls 0 #375 22 15,987
Finland Girls 0 #377 15 1,368
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
YE 0 #393 6 8,639
ZA 0 #397 51 14,421
BD Girls 0 #400 7 8,413
MX 0 #400 14 8,339
CL 0 #402 10 6,867
BO 0 #403 6 6,868
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
PT Girls 0 #420 32 7,952
SD Boys 0 #431 15 10,523
Spain 0 #438 15 2,326
CR Girls 0 #444 89 11,342
PA Girls 0 #455 27 9,861
CO 0 #456 25 7,768
KW Girls 0 #480 36 19,177
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
HK Boys 0 #489 39 12,905
AE Girls 0 #491 63 20,968
GT Girls 0 #492 14 7,500
IQ Girls 0 #492 13 11,303
IR Girls 0 #494 37 8,334
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
PS Girls 0 #508 16 10,981
RU Boys 0 #521 6 12,621
LY 0 #524 12 12,703
UY Girls 0 #529 8 6,731
BH 0 #537 17 17,937
CM Girls 0 #553 8 11,671
PS Boys 0 #557 5 10,655
IR Boys 0 #561 5 10,162
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
BO Girls 0 #583 29 9,488
ZA Boys 0 #592 770 25,619
IL Girls 0 #598 20 11,648
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
AR Girls 0 #627 4 8,289
IN Girls 0 #647 8 13,121
IQ Boys 0 #657 11 13,071
SG Boys 0 #679 19 17,960
IT 0 #681 34 4,183
LB 0 #682 9 13,263
CL Boys 0 #696 5 13,390
SY 0 #718 11 11,684
PE Girls 0 #720 228 14,861
ZA Girls 0 #738 454 25,928
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
CL Girls 0 #755 97 14,098
TN 0 #763 67 13,765
NG Girls 0 #777 10 15,093
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
SA Girls 0 #825 111 25,931
EG Boys 0 #833 54 15,035
MY Girls 0 #840 155 24,821
PE Boys 0 #869 10 14,506
EG Girls 0 #875 85 14,742
Spain Girls 0 #887 97 5,561
NL Girls 0 #889 67 5,933
United States Girls 2023 #908 7 8,600
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
BR Girls 0 #921 21 12,708
DZ 0 #931 246 20,130
NL Boys 0 #935 17 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #939 14 5,697
CO Girls 0 #947 132 16,140
MA 0 #950 179 20,986
MX Boys 0 #970 13 16,355
CO Boys 0 #975 7 15,656
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
MX Girls 0 #1,013 171 17,781
IN Boys 0 #1,032 8 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,059 53 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,083 10 22,615
TR 0 #1,192 20 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,205 242 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,451 21 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,585 30 28,008

Kat is popular in 83 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
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Austria

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People also ask about Kat

Kat is predominantly a girl's name.
Kat is a one syllable name, pronounced Kat /kæt/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Kate, Katie, Katy, Kathi, Kathie and Katina.
Across languages, Kat has these equivalents: Katya (Russian), Katia/Katya (Slavic), Katerina/Katarina (Greek/Slavic), Catarina/Catalina (Spanish/Portuguese), Caitlin/Caitríona (Irish), and 1 more.
Somewhat — Kat ranked #908 in United States in 2023, placing it just outside the most common names.
Kat's popularity is rising. It moved from #914 in 2013 to #908 in 2023 in United States.
Yes — 1 notable people named Kat are in our database, including Kat Dennings (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Kat for their child, including Karen Sharpe and Stanley Kramer.