Kitt
Girl name · #4787 in 2025 · Uniqueness 48/100
Kitt ranks #4787 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 28 newborns given the name that year. It has appeared in the national data since 1945. Roughly one in every 64,286 girls born in 2025 was named Kitt.
The 80-year story
Kitt first appears in the Social Security records in 1945, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 28 babies and a rank of #4758. 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 Kitt per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kitt in class?
Kitt scores 48 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Kitt is most common
State-level data for Kitt is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Kitt
Statistically, parents drawn to Kitt tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kiomi, Amanat, Inayat, Kahari, and Kleo.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kitt | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4758 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6167 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5752 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6707 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8464 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7969 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11356 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13793 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10689 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11781 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14558 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14962 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17168 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10392 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10210 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7649 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8324 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5456 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6246 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6042 |
| 1966 | 13 | #3558 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5289 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5474 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5891 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5293 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kitt a popular girl name?
Kitt ranked #4787 among girls in 2025 with 28 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Kitt most popular?
Kitt peaked in 2025, when 28 American girls received the name (ranked #4758 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kitt?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 64,286 newborn American girls was named Kitt. It scores 48/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.