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A given name in English, Danish and 1 more
/kɪt/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Kit is a unisex given name documented in English, Danish and Finnish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 208 girls (rank 1125). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Kit
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 5 | 909 | observed |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | 5 | 974 | observed |
| 1890 | 8 | 739 | observed |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | 5 | 1,066 | observed |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | 5 | 1,440 | observed |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | 6 | 2,915 | observed |
| 1915 | 8 | 2,829 | observed |
| 1916 | 7 | 3,177 | observed |
| 1917 | 11 | 2,423 | observed |
| 1918 | 6 | 3,728 | observed |
| 1919 | 5 | 4,168 | observed |
| 1920 | 8 | 3,208 | observed |
| 1921 | 16 | 2,059 | observed |
| 1922 | 11 | 2,630 | observed |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | 6 | 3,867 | observed |
| 1925 | 5 | 4,197 | observed |
| 1926 | 10 | 2,725 | observed |
| 1927 | 10 | 2,703 | observed |
| 1928 | 6 | 3,697 | observed |
| 1929 | 7 | 3,247 | observed |
| 1930 | 7 | 3,289 | observed |
| 1931 | 6 | 3,390 | observed |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | 5 | 3,642 | observed |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,277 | observed |
| 1935 | 10 | 2,396 | observed |
| 1936 | 6 | 3,147 | observed |
| 1937 | 9 | 2,479 | observed |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | 13 | 1,958 | observed |
| 1940 | 20 | 1,519 | observed |
| 1941 | 36 | 1,091 | observed |
| 1942 | 31 | 1,244 | observed |
| 1943 | 44 | 1,006 | observed |
| 1944 | 56 | 841 | observed |
| 1945 | 28 | 1,249 | observed |
| 1946 | 56 | 878 | observed |
| 1947 | 52 | 984 | observed |
| 1948 | 51 | 972 | observed |
| 1949 | 42 | 1,085 | observed |
| 1950 | 67 | 830 | observed |
| 1951 | 68 | 847 | observed |
| 1952 | 74 | 814 | observed |
| 1953 | 74 | 833 | observed |
| 1954 | 74 | 842 | observed |
| 1955 | 86 | 786 | observed |
| 1956 | 79 | 840 | observed |
| 1957 | 77 | 853 | observed |
| 1958 | 68 | 915 | observed |
| 1959 | 59 | 1,004 | observed |
| 1960 | 39 | 1,252 | observed |
| 1961 | 47 | 1,148 | observed |
| 1962 | 29 | 1,454 | observed |
| 1963 | 42 | 1,195 | observed |
| 1964 | 37 | 1,288 | observed |
| 1965 | 42 | 1,163 | observed |
| 1966 | 29 | 1,428 | observed |
| 1967 | 38 | 1,215 | observed |
| 1968 | 31 | 1,393 | observed |
| 1969 | 36 | 1,326 | observed |
| 1970 | 24 | 1,794 | observed |
| 1971 | 46 | 1,214 | observed |
| 1972 | 41 | 1,307 | observed |
| 1973 | 26 | 1,736 | observed |
| 1974 | 36 | 1,439 | observed |
| 1975 | 29 | 1,704 | observed |
| 1976 | 26 | 1,873 | observed |
| 1977 | 27 | 1,858 | observed |
| 1978 | 36 | 1,570 | observed |
| 1979 | 27 | 1,943 | observed |
| 1980 | 27 | 2,003 | observed |
| 1981 | 35 | 1,661 | observed |
| 1982 | 34 | 1,700 | observed |
| 1983 | 29 | 1,864 | observed |
| 1984 | 33 | 1,723 | observed |
| 1985 | 25 | 2,171 | observed |
| 1986 | 23 | 2,360 | observed |
| 1987 | 31 | 1,974 | observed |
| 1988 | 11 | 4,162 | observed |
| 1989 | 12 | 4,271 | observed |
| 1990 | 18 | 3,309 | observed |
| 1991 | 20 | 3,105 | observed |
| 1992 | 16 | 3,748 | observed |
| 1993 | 19 | 3,368 | observed |
| 1994 | 17 | 3,751 | observed |
| 1995 | 17 | 3,693 | observed |
| 1996 | 18 | 3,678 | observed |
| 1997 | 11 | 5,288 | observed |
| 1998 | 13 | 4,873 | observed |
| 1999 | 9 | 6,530 | observed |
| 2000 | 13 | 5,297 | observed |
| 2001 | 22 | 3,721 | observed |
| 2002 | 7 | 8,456 | observed |
| 2003 | 10 | 6,715 | observed |
| 2004 | 16 | 5,007 | observed |
| 2005 | 12 | 6,226 | observed |
| 2006 | 7 | 9,585 | observed |
| 2007 | 8 | 8,915 | observed |
| 2008 | 10 | 7,698 | observed |
| 2009 | 12 | 6,802 | observed |
| 2010 | 10 | 7,591 | observed |
| 2011 | 13 | 6,256 | observed |
| 2012 | 16 | 5,482 | observed |
| 2013 | 12 | 6,603 | observed |
| 2014 | 21 | 4,538 | observed |
| 2015 | 40 | 2,919 | observed |
| 2016 | 59 | 2,255 | observed |
| 2017 | 67 | 2,065 | observed |
| 2018 | 87 | 1,762 | observed |
| 2019 | 101 | 1,624 | observed |
| 2020 | 114 | 1,489 | observed |
| 2021 | 130 | 1,407 | observed |
| 2022 | 137 | 1,366 | observed |
| 2023 | 182 | 1,149 | observed |
| 2024 | 185 | 1,140 | observed |
| 2025 | 195 | 1,097 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Kit” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Kit— “Christ bearer”
…Simplicity soon turned the parable into credited fact, and St. Christopher became the object of the most eager veneration, especially as there had been a real martyr so called, and mentioned in the Mozarabic service-book. He was put to death in Lycia, and his relics were supposed to have been at first at Toledo and afterwards at St. Denis. The sight of St. Christopher’s image was thought to be a protection from sickness, earthquake, fire, or flood, for the rest of the day,…
…Simplicity soon turned the parable into credited fact, and St. Christopher became the object of the most eager veneration, especially as there had been a real martyr so called, and mentioned in the Mozarabic service-book. He was put to death in Lycia, and his relics were supposed to have been at first at Toledo and afterwards at St. Denis. The sight of St. Christopher’s image was thought to be a protection from sickness, earthquake, fire, or flood, for the rest of the day, and it was therefore carved out and painted in huge proportions outside churches and houses, especially in Italy, Spain, and Germany. The cumbrous length is cut down in England into Kit, Kester, and Chris. The modern Greeks shorten Christophoros into Christachi. The two feminine are the German Christophine and English Christophera.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part III, Chapter V (Christian Greek Names), Section III (Names from Christos) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American frontiersman and Union Army general (1809-1868)
British actor (born 2004)
American politician (1939–2025)
British politician
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
