Girl & boy name
Kit
Kit holds the #1097 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 195 newborn boys in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1890, Kit is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1890 (#739 nationally, 8 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Utah (#409 there in 2025).
Rankings
Kit popularity, 1880–2025
Where Kit is most popular
Uniqueness score
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kit in the most recent year of SSA data.
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Kit as a girl name
As of 2025, Kit ranks #1125 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 208 girls received the name that year. It has climbed from #2196 to #1125 over the past five years. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Kit, which stretches back to 1925. Geographically, it's strongest in Utah, where it ranks #260 among girl names.