Kit

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 36% girls / 64% boys

Meaning

Kit is a given name. It can be short for Christopher, Katherine, Kathleen, Kitty, among others.

From Wikipedia

Kit first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 113 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 182 babies (rank #1,152 that year). In 2024 it was given to 182 boys (rank #1,150). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Kit

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kit yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,855

Total babies (all years)

113

Years in the data

182

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Kit

Kit Carsonexplorer · b. 1809
Kit Connorfilm actor · b. 2004
Kit Bondpolitician · b. 1939

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#996
1889	5	#1,041
1890	8	#786
1892	5	#1,167
1909	5	#1,587
1914	6	#3,094
1915	8	#2,955
1916	7	#3,354
1917	11	#2,496
1918	6	#3,949
1919	5	#4,499
1920	8	#3,362
1921	16	#2,110
1922	11	#2,720
1924	6	#4,123
1925	5	#4,589
1926	10	#2,815
1927	10	#2,815
1928	6	#3,940
1929	7	#3,406
1930	7	#3,448
1931	6	#3,593
1933	5	#3,931
1934	6	#3,495
1935	10	#2,463
1936	6	#3,364
1937	9	#2,587
1939	13	#2,010
1940	20	#1,547
1941	36	#1,098
1942	31	#1,263
1943	44	#1,012
1944	56	#849
1945	28	#1,257
1946	56	#883
1947	52	#990
1948	51	#981
1949	42	#1,089
1950	67	#832
1951	68	#849
1952	74	#818
1953	74	#838
1954	74	#848
1955	86	#787
1956	79	#842
1957	77	#857
1958	68	#922
1959	59	#1,007
1960	39	#1,260
1961	47	#1,153
1962	29	#1,466
1963	42	#1,207
1964	37	#1,298
1965	42	#1,178
1966	29	#1,441
1967	38	#1,224
1968	31	#1,412
1969	36	#1,338
1970	24	#1,824
1971	46	#1,228
1972	41	#1,319
1973	26	#1,755
1974	36	#1,459
1975	29	#1,732
1976	26	#1,907
1977	27	#1,882
1978	36	#1,586
1979	27	#1,972
1980	27	#2,030
1981	35	#1,682
1982	34	#1,719
1983	29	#1,885
1984	33	#1,749
1985	25	#2,201
1986	23	#2,396
1987	31	#2,000
1988	11	#4,326
1989	12	#4,417
1990	18	#3,397
1991	20	#3,178
1992	16	#3,848
1993	19	#3,443
1994	17	#3,838
1995	17	#3,777
1996	18	#3,767
1997	11	#5,493
1998	13	#5,050
1999	9	#6,854
2000	13	#5,463
2001	22	#3,794
2002	7	#8,986
2003	10	#7,017
2004	16	#5,139
2005	12	#6,450
2006	7	#10,178
2007	8	#9,383
2008	10	#8,034
2009	12	#7,051
2010	10	#7,901
2011	13	#6,435
2012	16	#5,616
2013	12	#6,844
2014	21	#4,629
2015	40	#2,943
2016	59	#2,264
2017	67	#2,079
2018	87	#1,771
2019	101	#1,628
2020	114	#1,492
2021	130	#1,416
2022	137	#1,371
2023	182	#1,152
2024	182	#1,150