Unisex name · since 1880
Kit
Kit has 3,946 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,099 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,946
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kit currently ranks #1099 among unisex names in America, with 3,946 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kit has been recorded 3,946 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #1099 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,115 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,099 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,946 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kit ranks #2,115 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,099 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,946 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,099 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,946
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kit's 3,946 recorded births place it above 95.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kit compares
3,946 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kit's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kit | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,946 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 195 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kit splits its recorded history at 1969: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 195 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kit popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 195
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Kit popularity over time - girls
2,316 total births recorded since 1925 (Kit as girls' name)
Kit by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (943 births, 24% of the file).
2020s was Kit's strongest decade.
943 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Kit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 43
1910s
43 births
- 1920s 79
1920s
79 births
- 1930s 62
1930s
62 births
- 1940s
1940s
416 births
- 1950s
1950s
726 births
- 1960s 370
1960s
370 births
- 1970s 318
1970s
318 births
- 1980s 260
1980s
260 births
- 1990s 158
1990s
158 births
- 2000s 117
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
426 births
- 2020s
2020s
943 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 943 births (24% of all-time use).
How Kit compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kit's total volume
Kit by state
Where Kit concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 412 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 123 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Utah | | 70 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 48 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 47 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 43 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 42 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 41 | 1.0% |
412 of 3,946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Kit appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kit's data
- California records the most Kits (412 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kit draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.