Kit
Girl name · #1125 in 2025 · Rare
Kit is currently the #1125 girl name in the United States — 208 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4853, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 8,654 girls born in 2025 was named Kit.
The 100-year story
Kit first appears in the Social Security records in 1925, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 208 babies and a rank of #1125. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Kit per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kit in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Kit is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Kit will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Kit is most common
Geography matters for names, and Kit is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Kit is most common in UT (1 per 1,000), MN (0.5 per 1,000), IN (0.4 per 1,000), OH (0.2 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Kit is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Kit
Statistically, parents drawn to Kit tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Koa, Ayat, Dua, Klover, and Aira.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kit | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 208 | #1125 |
| 2024 | 189 | #1237 |
| 2023 | 135 | #1569 |
| 2022 | 166 | #1381 |
| 2021 | 105 | #1885 |
| 2020 | 82 | #2196 |
| 2019 | 76 | #2355 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2905 |
| 2017 | 49 | #3247 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4531 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4853 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6987 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8580 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7456 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11181 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8701 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9379 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13832 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15491 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15352 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12688 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kit a popular girl name?
Kit ranked #1125 among girls in 2025 with 208 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4853.
When was the name Kit most popular?
Kit peaked in 2025, when 208 American girls received the name (ranked #1125 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kit?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 8,654 newborn American girls was named Kit. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.