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Unisex name

Kit

/ˈkɪt/ · 37% girls, 63% boys · 403 born in 2025

Kit has been given to about 6,262 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkɪt/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,396
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kit per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 403
  • Born in 2025403
  • All time6,262
  • England & Wales, 2025421

How popular is Kit?

Its best year was 2025, when 403 babies were given the name, ranking 1127th. The typical living American called Kit is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Kit

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kitty0.68
  2. Kim0.65
  3. Kip0.65
  4. Clint0.60
  5. Kia0.57
  6. Kermit0.55
  7. Keith0.53
  8. Kiya0.54

Middle names for Kit

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kit Alice0.78
  2. Kit Opal0.77
  3. Kit Noelle0.77
  4. Kit Belle0.77
  5. Kit Iris0.74
  6. Kit Ivy0.74

Sibling names for Kit

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Wesbrother · 0.94
  2. Rosalinasister · 0.93
  3. Calbrother · 0.93
  4. Barronbrother · 0.92
  5. Rosaliasister · 0.90
  6. Marloweeither · 0.90

Where Kit is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.08%
  2. Indiana0.03%
  3. Kentucky0.03%
  4. Massachusetts0.03%
  5. Oklahoma0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Kit Evans0.73
  2. Kit Edwards0.73
  3. Kit Anderson0.73
  4. Kit Allen0.73
  5. Kit Adams0.73
  6. Kit Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Kit

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Kit across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.