Kit
English pet form of Christopher, from the Greek for bearing Christ, and also of Katherine. It has been in use since the Middle Ages.
Kit in 2025
Kit was given to 403 babies in the United States in 2025 — 195 boys and 208 girls, making it the 1,368th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 8,227 babies born.
The history of Kit
Kit reached its highest point in 2025, when 403 babies were given the name, ranking 1,368th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 6,262 babies have been named Kit. Half of them were born before 1982, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Kit by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kit | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 1,776 |
| 1890s | 13 | 1,732 |
| 1900s | 5 | 3,602 |
| 1910s | 43 | 4,896 |
| 1920s | 104 | 4,024 |
| 1930s | 76 | 3,706 |
| 1940s | 615 | 1,498 |
| 1950s | 1,127 | 1,452 |
| 1960s | 599 | 2,028 |
| 1970s | 422 | 2,540 |
| 1980s | 326 | 3,517 |
| 1990s | 187 | 6,568 |
| 2000s | 172 | 7,560 |
| 2010s | 735 | 2,393 |
| 2020s | 1,828 | 1,368 |
Where Kit is heading
Kit has grown more than 5.9 times over the past decade, from 68 babies in 2015 to 403 in 2025.
Names like Kit
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kit.