Is Kit a boy or girl name?
Kit is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 188 girls and 182 boys were named Kit, so 50.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 36% of the 5,855 US babies named Kit were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,150
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,240
- Babies named Kit since 1880
- 5,855
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 370 babies
Boys and girls named Kit, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 79 | 25 | 24% |
| 1930s | 62 | 14 | 18.4% |
| 1940s | 416 | 199 | 32.4% |
| 1950s | 726 | 401 | 35.6% |
| 1960s | 370 | 229 | 38.2% |
| 1970s | 318 | 104 | 24.6% |
| 1980s | 260 | 66 | 20.2% |
| 1990s | 158 | 29 | 15.5% |
| 2000s | 117 | 55 | 32% |
| 2010s | 426 | 309 | 42% |
| 2020s | 745 | 676 | 47.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 182 | #1,150 | 188 | #1,240 |
| 2023 | 182 | #1,152 | 135 | #1,572 |
| 2022 | 137 | #1,371 | 166 | #1,383 |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,416 | 105 | #1,890 |
| 2020 | 114 | #1,492 | 82 | #2,207 |
| 2019 | 101 | #1,628 | 76 | #2,365 |
| 2018 | 87 | #1,771 | 57 | #2,923 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,079 | 49 | #3,274 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,264 | 31 | #4,587 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,943 | 28 | #4,925 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,629 | 17 | #7,162 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,844 | 13 | #8,823 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,616 | 16 | #7,639 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,435 | 9 | #11,709 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,901 | 13 | #8,987 |
| 2009 | 12 | #7,051 | 12 | #9,723 |
| 2008 | 10 | #8,034 | 7 | #14,641 |
| 2007 | 8 | #9,383 | 6 | #16,607 |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,178 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,450 | 8 | #12,458 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,139 | 7 | #13,510 |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,017 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,986 | 5 | #16,869 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,794 | 5 | #16,717 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,463 | 5 | #16,378 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,854 | 6 | #13,577 |
| 1998 | 13 | #5,050 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,493 | 6 | #12,963 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,767 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,777 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,838 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,443 | 7 | #11,196 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,848 | 5 | #14,408 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,178 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,397 | 5 | #14,119 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,417 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,326 | 5 | #12,832 |
| 1987 | 31 | #2,000 | 9 | #7,689 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,201 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,749 | 7 | #8,632 |
| 1983 | 29 | #1,885 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,719 | 11 | #6,133 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,682 | 9 | #7,076 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,030 | 15 | #4,847 |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,972 | 11 | #5,941 |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,586 | 5 | #10,543 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,882 | 11 | #5,686 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,907 | 8 | #6,930 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,732 | 5 | #9,778 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,459 | 10 | #5,546 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,755 | 15 | #4,061 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,319 | 11 | #4,937 |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,228 | 15 | #4,035 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,824 | 13 | #4,368 |
| 1969 | 36 | #1,338 | 9 | #5,241 |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,412 | 10 | #4,626 |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,224 | 14 | #3,555 |
| 1966 | 29 | #1,441 | 15 | #3,326 |
| 1965 | 42 | #1,178 | 15 | #3,334 |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,298 | 26 | #2,442 |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,207 | 35 | #1,996 |
| 1962 | 29 | #1,466 | 33 | #2,050 |
| 1961 | 47 | #1,153 | 34 | #2,017 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,260 | 38 | #1,842 |
| 1959 | 59 | #1,007 | 37 | #1,836 |
| 1958 | 68 | #922 | 44 | #1,615 |
| 1957 | 77 | #857 | 60 | #1,370 |
| 1956 | 79 | #842 | 50 | #1,511 |
| 1955 | 86 | #787 | 46 | #1,503 |
| 1954 | 74 | #848 | 39 | #1,638 |
| 1953 | 74 | #838 | 27 | #1,988 |
| 1952 | 74 | #818 | 35 | #1,664 |
| 1951 | 68 | #849 | 35 | #1,627 |
| 1950 | 67 | #832 | 28 | #1,816 |
| 1949 | 42 | #1,089 | 21 | #2,179 |
| 1948 | 51 | #981 | 25 | #1,918 |
| 1947 | 52 | #990 | 32 | #1,708 |
| 1946 | 56 | #883 | 24 | #1,888 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,257 | 27 | #1,608 |
| 1944 | 56 | #849 | 25 | #1,680 |
| 1943 | 44 | #1,012 | 14 | #2,495 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,263 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1941 | 36 | #1,098 | 9 | #3,130 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,547 | 10 | #2,859 |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,587 | 6 | #4,044 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,364 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,463 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,495 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,931 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,593 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,448 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,406 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,940 | 8 | #3,603 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,815 | 6 | #4,562 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,815 | 6 | #4,577 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,589 | 5 | #5,401 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,123 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,720 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,362 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,499 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,949 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,496 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,354 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,955 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,094 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #996 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kit reached #786 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #1,240 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kit
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.