Kit

What Kit means

Diminutive of Christopher, meaning “carrier of Christ”

diminutive of the male given name Christopher || From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier, bearer”), from φέρειν (phérein, “to carry, to bear”) + -ος (-os, “-

Source: Wiktionary, “Kit” (revision 93951139) and “Christopher” (revision 94535510), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Kit?

US: Rising: up from #2919 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #355 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 195 boys got the name (#1097 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 8,759 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 658 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,091 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in UT (0.56 per 1,000 boys), CO (0.34 per 1,000 boys), KY (0.29 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Kit is #1097 in the US and #122 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 51.6% of US babies named Kit were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Kitt23 US · 30 E&W
• Kaid23 US · 4 E&W
• Kidd5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Kit

Boys

• Warren#240“river, water”^*
• Arthur#87possibly “bear”^*
• Theodore#4Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025
• Stetson#136“site in the Parish of South Brent”^*
• Leon#138“lion”^*
• Wesley#52“west + wood, clearing”^*

For a sister

• Kehlani#148Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #148 vs #894 in 2025
• Rosemary#251“dew of the sea”^*
• Wrenley#158Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #158 vs #1,454 in 2025
• Ruth#173Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1920, with 26,102 babies; 1,781 in 2025
• Stevie#203Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #978 in 2015, #203 in 2025
• Margot#102Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #592 in 2015, #102 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Kit’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.