Kit

Meaning: Christ-bearer
Origin: Variant of Christopher (from Ancient Greek)

Boy's name · #1103 in the US (2025) · Trending

51% boys · 49% girls — Kit is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns. Kit →

Popularity over time

Kit is climbing: on the charts since 1880, it is ranked #1103 in 2025, with about 200 boys given the name last year. Roughly 3,900 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Kit ranks in other countries and regions.

#122 in England & Wales (2025) · #234 in Scotland (2025) · #369 in N. Ireland (2025) · #488 in Ireland (2025) · #739 in Sweden (2025) · #1,124 in Canada (2024).

Famous Kits

Kit Harington — British actor
Kit Carson — American frontiersman and Union Army general (1809–1868)
Kit Connor — British actor (born 2004)
Kit Bond — American politician (1939–2025)
Kit Malthouse — British politician

In stories & tradition

Kit Fisto — Star Wars (film)
Kit (Phantom) — The Phantom (comics)

What Kits become

Among 192 notable people named Kit:

Entertainers appear 2.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kit Harington, British actor.

Similar names: Chris · Montgomery · Cy · Cal · Bennet · Ollie

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