Kat
- Pronunciation
- [Kat]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- English Abbreviation Of Katherine. Pure.
- Origin
- English
Quick Facts About Kat
5,642
English baby names in our dictionary
2,251
English female names
16
3-letter K-names in our dictionary
598
K-female names total
Not in registry
US SSA records — name appears fewer than 5 times in any year
Variant Forms
Famous People Named Kat
1 notable figure from history and culture who share the name Kat.
- Kat Von D — Model (1982)
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Compare Kat to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Kat against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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