Unisex name · since 1945
Kitt
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 312 babies named Kitt, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,787 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 312
- born since 1945
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kitt is the #4787 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 312 recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kitt has been recorded 312 times among girls since 1945, currently ranked #4787 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, 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 1945 to 2025.
- #15,568 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,787 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 312 born since 1945
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kitt ranks #15,568 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,787 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 312 born since 1945, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,787 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 312
- born since 1945
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kitt's 312 recorded births place it above 78.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kitt compares
312 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kitt's all-time total is 17% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kitt | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 312 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kitt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kitt's full recorded timeline at 1971, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kitt popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Kitt popularity over time - boys
284 total births recorded since 1953 (Kitt as boys' name)
Kitt by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (110 births, 35% of the file).
2020s was Kitt's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kitt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
45 births
- 1960s
1960s
82 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 110 births (35% of all-time use).
Kitt by state
Where Kitt concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
10 of 312 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kitt's data
- California records the most Kitts (10 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 Kitt: 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 (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Kitt 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.