Kit
Boy · KIT · Greek
Kit is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “Christ-bearer”. In 2025 it ranked 132nd for boys in the UK (435 babies) and 1,097th for boys in the US (195 babies).
What does Kit mean?
Greek: short form of Christopher
“Christ-bearer”
Traditional short form of Christopher; the playwright Christopher Marlowe was known as Kit.
- Say it
- KIT
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Is Kit a girl's or a boy's name?
Kit is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 435 boys in the UK and 208 girls and 195 boys in the US.
How popular is Kit in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #132among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 435about 1 in 690 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 435 boys in the UK were named Kit, making it the 132nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 201st. 8 girls were also named Kit in 2025 (3,101st for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Kit of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Kit in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 465 boys in the UK were given Kit or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #136.
- Kit 435
- Kitt 30
Among boys in 2025, it was 122nd in England and Wales, 226th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Kit in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 435 | #132 |
| 2024 | 346 | #167 |
| 2023 | 326 | #172 |
| 2022 | 354 | #164 |
| 2021 | 355 | #167 |
| 2020 | 279 | #201 |
| 2019 | 306 | #186 |
| 2018 | 287 | #209 |
| 2017 | 218 | #273 |
| 2016 | 164 | #330 |
| 2015 | 132 | #382 |
| 2014 | 85 | #519 |
| 2013 | 73 | #550 |
| 2012 | 68 | #582 |
| 2011 | 40 | #833 |
| 2010 | 73 | #532 |
| 2009 | 69 | #547 |
| 2008 | 40 | #795 |
| 2007 | 38 | #796 |
| 2006 | 35 | #798 |
| 2005 | 46 | #632 |
| 2004 | 55 | #525 |
| 2003 | 45 | #571 |
| 2002 | 54 | #460 |
| 2001 | 32 | #641 |
| 2000 | 37 | #578 |
| 1999 | 35 | #596 |
| 1998 | 28 | #688 |
| 1997 | 22 | #785 |
| 1996 | 26 | #662 |
How popular is Kit in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,097among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 195about 1 in 8,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 86% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 195 boys in the US were named Kit, making it the 1,097th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,489th. 208 girls were also named Kit in 2025 (1,125th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had the most boys named Kit of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the boys named Kit in the US since 1880 were born between 1955 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 218 boys in the US were given Kit or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #936, up from #1,097 for this spelling alone.
- Kit 195
- Kitt 23
Girls were 33% of the babies named Kit in the US in 1940, and 52% in 2025.
Kit in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | #1,097 |
| 2024 | 185 | #1,140 |
| 2023 | 182 | #1,149 |
| 2022 | 137 | #1,366 |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,407 |
| 2020 | 114 | #1,489 |
| 2019 | 101 | #1,624 |
| 2018 | 87 | #1,762 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,065 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,255 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,970 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,358 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,170 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,722 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,699 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,660 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,003 |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,943 |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,570 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,858 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,703 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,439 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,736 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,307 |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,214 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,793 |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,326 |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,393 |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,214 |
| 1966 | 29 | #1,427 |
| 1965 | 42 | #1,163 |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,287 |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,194 |
| 1962 | 29 | #1,453 |
| 1961 | 47 | #1,147 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,251 |
| 1959 | 59 | #1,003 |
| 1958 | 68 | #914 |
| 1957 | 77 | #852 |
| 1956 | 79 | #839 |
| 1955 | 86 | #785 |
| 1954 | 74 | #841 |
| 1953 | 74 | #832 |
| 1952 | 74 | #813 |
| 1951 | 68 | #846 |
| 1950 | 67 | #829 |
| 1949 | 42 | #1,084 |
| 1948 | 51 | #971 |
| 1947 | 52 | #983 |
| 1946 | 56 | #878 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,248 |
| 1944 | 56 | #841 |
| 1943 | 44 | #1,006 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,244 |
| 1941 | 36 | #1,091 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,519 |
| 1939 | 13 | #1,958 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,396 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,640 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,389 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,287 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,245 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,702 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,723 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,629 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,058 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,207 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,422 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,176 |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,828 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,439 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #739 |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
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