Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Kit
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
195
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Kit
How many people are named Kit?
An estimated 3,049 living Americans are named Kit.
How rare is Kit?
Kit is uncommon among babies today, with 195 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Kit?
The median age of a living American named Kit is approximately 31 years, with most bearers falling between 5 and 61 years old.
Is Kit still popular?
Yes — Kit is currently rising in popularity, with 195 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 8.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Kit most common?
Kit has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
195
All-time
3,946
Where it lives now
Kit is most concentrated in California — about 2.4× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Kit is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.