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Kit

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

Girl's name · #1125 in the US (2025) · Trending

Kit has appeared in US records since 1925 — best rank #1125 (2025) · 2,316 babies named Kit all-time · 1 in 7,700 girls born in 2025.

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

Famous Kits

• Kit Klein — American speed skater (1910-1985)
• Kit Coleman — Irish-Canadian journalist
• Kit Chan — Singaporean singer and actress
• Kit Graham — English footballer
• Kit Reed — American author (1932–2017)

In stories & tradition

• Kit Kittredge — fictional human
• Kit Hunter — Home and Away
• Kit Snicket — A Series of Unfortunate Events

What Kits become

Among 192 notable people named Kit:

Entertainers appear 2.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kit Chan, Singaporean singer and actress.

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