Kit

Primarily a boy's name · 96% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 161 babies (rank #300 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining 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.

1,209

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

161

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
1996	25	#647
1997	22	#745
1998	27	#653
1999	33	#568
2000	36	#540
2001	31	#609
2002	50	#446
2003	42	#549
2004	55	#483
2005	45	#596
2006	34	#754
2007	37	#755
2008	40	#736
2009	67	#522
2010	71	#500
2011	39	#787
2012	68	#539
2013	70	#528
2014	83	#479
2015	128	#356
2016	161	#300