US rank #6188 Unisex name Peak 2023 284 births

Kitt — #6188 US unisex name

284 babies named Kitt in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s451960s821970s171980s52000s52010s432020s82
#6188
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kitt was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

21 babies were named Kitt in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kitt

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Kitt between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kitt currently holds the #6188 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Kitt is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 261 additional births since 1953.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kitt performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kitt shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kitt in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kitt in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 284 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kitt at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

284

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

2023

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#6,188

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kitt popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
21
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
0510152025 20242019201219711965196019551945 5

Kitt popularity over time — boys

261 total births recorded since 1953 (Kitt as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 261 births
010203040 20242020201619941984197319551953 5

Kitt by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
82 births that decade — 29% of Kitt's all-time total
1940s51950s451960s821970s171980s52000s52010s432020s82

Kitt by state

Where Kitt concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kitt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.5%
California share of Kitt's total US births 3.5%

10 of 284 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kitt?
284 babies have been named Kitt since 1945. It currently ranks #6188 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 21 births.
When was Kitt most popular?
Kitt was most popular in the 1960s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Kitt most popular?
The top states for the name Kitt are California (10 births).
Is Kitt a unisex name?
Yes, Kitt is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 284 births, and as a boy's name it has 261 births.
How long has the name Kitt been used?
Kitt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 80 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kitt?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kitty, Kittie, Kit, Kitana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.