Kit is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Kit is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,103 among boys (195) and #1,127 among girls (208) — overall #1,368 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 403 | 403 | #1,127 | #1,103 |
| 2024 | 374 | 374 | #1,239 | #1,143 |
| 2023 | 317 | 317 | #1,573 | #1,152 |
| 2022 | 303 | 303 | #1,384 | #1,371 |
| 2021 | 235 | 235 | #1,892 | #1,416 |
| 2020 | 196 | 196 | #2,209 | #1,493 |
| 2019 | 177 | 177 | #2,366 | #1,629 |
| 2018 | 144 | 144 | #2,924 | #1,771 |
| 2017 | 116 | 116 | #3,277 | #2,079 |
| 2016 | 90 | 90 | #4,589 | #2,264 |
| 2015 | 68 | 68 | #4,925 | #2,944 |
| 2014 | 38 | 38 | #7,163 | #4,630 |
| 2013 | 25 | 25 | #8,824 | #6,846 |
| 2012 | 32 | 32 | #7,640 | #5,616 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | #11,710 | #6,435 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | #8,988 | #7,901 |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | #9,724 | #7,052 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #14,642 | #8,035 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #16,607 | #9,383 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,180 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | #12,459 | #6,451 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | #13,511 | #5,142 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,018 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #16,869 | #8,986 |
| 2001 | 27 | 27 | #16,718 | #3,794 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | #16,378 | #5,464 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #13,577 | #6,854 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,051 |
| 1997 | 17 | — | #12,963 | #5,493 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | — | #3,767 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | — | #3,777 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | — | #3,838 |
| 1993 | 26 | — | #11,196 | #3,444 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #14,409 | #3,848 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | — | #3,178 |
| 1990 | 23 | — | #14,118 | #3,397 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | — | #4,418 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #12,833 | #4,326 |
| 1987 | 40 | — | #7,689 | #2,000 |
| 1986 | 23 | — | — | #2,396 |
| 1985 | 25 | — | — | #2,201 |
| 1984 | 40 | — | #8,632 | #1,749 |
| 1983 | 39 | — | #6,438 | #1,884 |
| 1982 | 45 | — | #6,134 | #1,719 |
| 1981 | 44 | — | #7,076 | #1,682 |
| 1980 | 42 | — | #4,847 | #2,030 |
| 1979 | 38 | — | #5,942 | #1,972 |
| 1978 | 41 | — | #10,543 | #1,586 |
| 1977 | 38 | — | #5,686 | #1,880 |
| 1976 | 34 | — | #6,929 | #1,907 |
| 1975 | 34 | — | #9,779 | #1,732 |
| 1974 | 46 | — | #5,546 | #1,459 |
| 1973 | 41 | — | #4,061 | #1,756 |
| 1972 | 52 | — | #4,938 | #1,319 |
| 1971 | 61 | — | #4,035 | #1,227 |
| 1970 | 37 | — | #4,368 | #1,824 |
| 1969 | 45 | — | #5,242 | #1,337 |
| 1968 | 41 | — | #4,626 | #1,412 |
| 1967 | 52 | — | #3,555 | #1,224 |
| 1966 | 44 | — | #3,325 | #1,441 |
| 1965 | 57 | — | #3,334 | #1,178 |
| 1964 | 63 | — | #2,442 | #1,298 |
| 1963 | 77 | — | #1,996 | #1,206 |
| 1962 | 62 | — | #2,050 | #1,466 |
| 1961 | 81 | — | #2,017 | #1,153 |
| 1960 | 77 | — | #1,842 | #1,260 |
| 1959 | 96 | — | #1,836 | #1,007 |
| 1958 | 112 | — | #1,615 | #922 |
| 1957 | 137 | — | #1,370 | #857 |
| 1956 | 129 | — | #1,511 | #842 |
| 1955 | 132 | — | #1,503 | #787 |
| 1954 | 113 | — | #1,638 | #848 |
| 1953 | 101 | — | #1,988 | #838 |
| 1952 | 109 | — | #1,664 | #818 |
| 1951 | 103 | — | #1,627 | #849 |
| 1950 | 95 | — | #1,816 | #831 |
| 1949 | 63 | — | #2,179 | #1,089 |
| 1948 | 76 | — | #1,918 | #981 |
| 1947 | 84 | — | #1,708 | #990 |
| 1946 | 80 | — | #1,888 | #883 |
| 1945 | 55 | — | #1,608 | #1,257 |
| 1944 | 81 | — | #1,680 | #849 |
| 1943 | 58 | — | #2,495 | #1,012 |
| 1942 | 43 | — | #2,738 | #1,263 |
| 1941 | 45 | — | #3,130 | #1,098 |
| 1940 | 30 | — | #2,859 | #1,547 |
| 1939 | 13 | — | — | #2,010 |
| 1938 | 8 | — | #3,313 | — |
| 1937 | 15 | — | #4,044 | #2,587 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,364 |
| 1935 | 10 | — | — | #2,463 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,495 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #3,931 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | — | #3,593 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | — | #3,448 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | — | #3,405 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | #3,603 | #3,940 |
| 1927 | 16 | — | #4,562 | #2,815 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | #4,577 | #2,815 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #5,401 | #4,589 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | — | #4,123 |
| 1922 | 11 | — | — | #2,720 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | — | #2,109 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | — | #3,362 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,499 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #3,949 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | — | #2,496 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,354 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | — | #2,955 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #3,094 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,587 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,167 |
| 1890 | 8 | — | — | #786 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #996 |