Kitt
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KIT
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,080 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,395 for boys
Kitt is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “Christ-bearer”. In 2025 it ranked 1,080th for boys in the UK (30 babies) and 4,395th for boys in the US (23 babies).
What does Kitt mean?
Greek: spelling of Kit, from Christopher
“Christ-bearer”
Spelling of Kit, the traditional short form of Christopher.
Is Kitt a girl's or a boy's name?
Kitt is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the UK and 28 girls and 23 boys in the US.
How popular is Kitt in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,080th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30 about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were named Kitt, making it the 1,080th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th.
2025 had the most boys named Kitt of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Kitt in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 465 boys in the UK were given Kitt or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #136, up from #1,080 for this spelling alone.
- Kit 435
- Kitt 30
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,007th in England and Wales.
Kitt in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #1,080 |
| 2024 | 23 | #1,263 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,364 |
| 2021 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 25 | #1,159 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,142 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Kitt in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,395th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23 about 1 in 74,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the US were named Kitt, making it the 4,395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1953. 28 girls were also named Kitt in 2025 (4,757th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kitt in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 218 boys in the US were given Kitt or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #936, up from #4,395 for this spelling alone.
- Kit 195
- Kitt 23
In 2025, 55% of the babies named Kitt in the US were girls.
Kitt in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #4,395 |
| 2024 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
Names like Kitt
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Theo, Kyrie, Albie, Kayden, Atlas, Finley, Flynn, Rowan, Cillian, Lochlan, Kian
Other spellings of Kitt
Names related to Kitt
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kitt: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kitt, updated 20 October 2026.