Kit

“Variant of Christopher — Christ-bearer” — Ancient Greek, via Late Latin origin

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

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. Kit is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns.

Around the world: about 1 in 660 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 2,100 boys in N. Ireland (2025).

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

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
Kit (Phantom) — The Phantom
Kit Carson — fictional human

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 · Lucius · Cal · Bennet

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