Kit
Pronounced K IH1 T (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Kit?
Kit is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 6,400 children — the 1,764th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about ten times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 216 children were given it.
Kitt is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Kit and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Kitt
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K IH1 T
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Kit
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Kit
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Kit?
- Kit ranks 1,764th among boys' names in US records, with 6,400 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,254.
- Is Kit a unisex name?
- No. Kit is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Kit most popular?
- 2024, when 216 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Kit spelled?
- Kitt. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.