Kit
#1,125 for girls in 2025, 208 births · #1,097 for boys in 2025, 195 births
Given to boys 63.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1890 · 8 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,946since 1880
Kit over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,125 | 208 | #1,097 | 195 |
| 2024 | #1,237 | 189 | #1,140 | 185 |
| 2023 | #1,569 | 135 | #1,149 | 182 |
| 2022 | #1,381 | 166 | #1,366 | 137 |
| 2021 | #1,885 | 105 | #1,407 | 130 |
| 2020 | #2,196 | 82 | #1,489 | 114 |
| 2019 | #2,355 | 76 | #1,624 | 101 |
| 2018 | #2,905 | 57 | #1,762 | 87 |
| 2017 | #3,247 | 49 | #2,065 | 67 |
| 2016 | #4,531 | 31 | #2,255 | 59 |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 | #2,919 | 40 |
| 2014 | #6,987 | 17 | #4,538 | 21 |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | #6,603 | 12 |
| 2012 | #7,456 | 16 | #5,482 | 16 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #6,256 | 13 |
| 2010 | #8,701 | 13 | #7,591 | 10 |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | #6,802 | 12 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #7,698 | 10 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2006 | — | #9,585 | 7 | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #6,226 | 12 |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #5,007 | 16 |
| 2003 | — | #6,715 | 10 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #3,721 | 22 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #5,297 | 13 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | — | #4,873 | 13 | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #5,288 | 11 |
| 1996 | — | #3,678 | 18 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,693 | 17 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,751 | 17 | |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #3,368 | 19 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #3,748 | 16 |
| 1991 | — | #3,105 | 20 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #3,309 | 18 |
| 1989 | — | #4,271 | 12 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #1,974 | 31 |
| 1986 | — | #2,360 | 23 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,171 | 25 | |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #1,723 | 33 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #1,864 | 29 |
| 1982 | #5,911 | 11 | #1,700 | 34 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #1,661 | 35 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | #2,003 | 27 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #1,943 | 27 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #1,570 | 36 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #1,858 | 27 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #1,873 | 26 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #1,704 | 29 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #1,439 | 36 |
| 1973 | #3,971 | 15 | #1,736 | 26 |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 | #1,307 | 41 |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | #1,214 | 46 |
| 1970 | #4,246 | 13 | #1,794 | 24 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #1,326 | 36 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #1,393 | 31 |
| 1967 | #3,484 | 14 | #1,215 | 38 |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | #1,428 | 29 |
| 1965 | #3,264 | 15 | #1,163 | 42 |
| 1964 | #2,412 | 26 | #1,288 | 37 |
| 1963 | #1,981 | 35 | #1,195 | 42 |
| 1962 | #2,031 | 33 | #1,454 | 29 |
| 1961 | #2,004 | 34 | #1,148 | 47 |
| 1960 | #1,835 | 38 | #1,252 | 39 |
| 1959 | #1,820 | 37 | #1,004 | 59 |
| 1958 | #1,606 | 44 | #915 | 68 |
| 1957 | #1,366 | 60 | #853 | 77 |
| 1956 | #1,506 | 50 | #840 | 79 |
| 1955 | #1,498 | 46 | #786 | 86 |
| 1954 | #1,623 | 39 | #842 | 74 |
| 1953 | #1,973 | 27 | #833 | 74 |
| 1952 | #1,641 | 35 | #814 | 74 |
| 1951 | #1,611 | 35 | #847 | 68 |
| 1950 | #1,794 | 28 | #830 | 67 |
| 1949 | #2,134 | 21 | #1,085 | 42 |
| 1948 | #1,901 | 25 | #972 | 51 |
| 1947 | #1,697 | 32 | #984 | 52 |
| 1946 | #1,860 | 24 | #878 | 56 |
| 1945 | #1,588 | 27 | #1,249 | 28 |
| 1944 | #1,661 | 25 | #841 | 56 |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | #1,006 | 44 |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | #1,244 | 31 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #1,091 | 36 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1939 | — | #1,958 | 13 | |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,396 | 10 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,289 | 7 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,247 | 7 | |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | — | #3,867 | 6 | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | #2,630 | 11 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,059 | 16 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
| 1919 | — | #4,168 | 5 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,728 | 6 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,423 | 11 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,177 | 7 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,829 | 8 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
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| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
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| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
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| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Kit was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Kit is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Utah#506 · 1 in 2,400
- Kansas#574 · 1 in 2,761
- Missouri#856 · 1 in 5,709
- North Carolina#862 · 1 in 5,670
- Pennsylvania#1,100 · 1 in 9,243
Best ever in a state: #233 in Maine, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #506 | 8 | 1 in 2,400 |
| Kansas | #574 | 5 | 1 in 2,761 |
| Missouri | #856 | 5 | 1 in 5,709 |
| North Carolina | #862 | 9 | 1 in 5,670 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,100 | 6 | 1 in 9,243 |
| California | #1,162 | 17 | 1 in 11,140 |
| Florida | #1,581 | 6 | 1 in 15,460 |
| Texas | #1,829 | 8 | 1 in 21,391 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Kit
- 43 spots since 2024 (#1,140 → #1,097)
- 392 spots since 2020 (#1,489 → #1,097)
- 1,822 spots since 2015 (#2,919 → #1,097)
- Biggest jump: 371 spots in 1946 (#1,249 → #878)
- Biggest drop: 408 spots in 1945 (#841 → #1,249)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1890 at #739 (8 births)
- Births halved by 1891, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 1950–1958
- Highest: 1 in 8,759 boys born in 2025 were named Kit (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #739 in 1890, was only 1 in 13,878 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.9% of all boys named Kit (943) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2023, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #909 (1880) | #942 |
| 1890s | 13 | #739 (1890) | #903 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,440 (1909) | #1,440 |
| 1910s | 43 | #2,423 (1917) | #3,207 |
| 1920s | 79 | #2,059 (1921) | #3,148 |
| 1930s | 62 | #1,958 (1939) | #2,947 |
| 1940s | 416 | #841 (1944) | #1,087 |
| 1950s | 726 | #786 (1955) | #856 |
| 1960s | 370 | #1,148 (1961) | #1,286 |
| 1970s | 318 | #1,214 (1971) | #1,644 |
| 1980s | 260 | #1,661 (1981) | #2,389 |
| 1990s | 158 | #3,105 (1991) | #4,134 |
| 2000s | 117 | #3,721 (2001) | #6,842 |
| 2010s | 426 | #1,624 (2019) | #4,110 |
| 2020s | 943 | #1,097 (2025) | #1,275 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Kit in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 15,627 of them was named Kit, which outranked 89.3% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,871Lynlee106
- #1,871Miyah106
- #1,871Tamara106
- #1,885Kit105
- #1,885Arayah105
- #1,885Delta105
- #1,885Divine105
- #1,897Amberly104
- #1,897Annaleigh104
- #1,897Ashanti104
Tied with 11 names at #1,885; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 13,458 of them was named Kit, which outranked 90.0% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,397Phineas131
- #1,397Rashad131
- #1,397Thorin131
- #1,407Kit130
- #1,407Carsen130
- #1,407Carver130
- #1,407Dale130
- #1,419Clarence129
- #1,419Daylen129
- #1,419Nile129
Tied with 11 names at #1,407; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.