Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Kitt

Meaning Alternative spelling of Kit (the diminutive of Christopher) Gender Unisex · 52% girls Rank 2025 #4,821 Trend ↑ Rising 147%

Alternative spelling of Kit (the diminutive of Christopher)

Rank 2025
#4,821
among girls · ↑1,469 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
51
named Kitt · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 57,402
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
53 babies
All-time total
596
#15,558 all-time among girls
First recorded
1945
in Social Security records

Kitt popularity over time

596 babies have been named Kitt since 1945, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 5 – 5 1 – #4,906
1950s 45 32 77 8 +1440% #4,159
1960s 82 – 82 8 +6% #3,651
1970s 17 18 35 4 -57% #8,064
1980s 5 29 34 3 -3% #11,222
1990s – 16 16 2 -53% –
2000s 5 5 10 1 -38% #18,723
2010s 43 64 107 11 +970% #11,189
2020s (to 2025) 110 120 230 38 +258% #4,821

Where Kitt is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 33 0.02 outside top 500
2027 39 0.02 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 49 0.03 outside top 500
2030 54 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Kitt

Kitt is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,821 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1945, 596 American babies have been named Kitt, about 52% girls and 48% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 53 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kitt stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kitt?

The median living Kitt is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 54. An estimated 600 people named Kitt are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kitt year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 28 #4,821 23 #4,479
2024 19 #6,290 34 #3,427
2023 21 #5,863 13 #6,733
2022 17 #6,863 24 #4,375
2021 12 #8,743 12 #6,919
2020 13 #8,204 14 #6,158
2019 8 #11,922 16 #5,701
2018 6 #14,806 17 #5,436
2017 9 #11,189 9 #8,530
2016 8 #12,361 6 #11,537
2015 – – 10 #7,801
2014 6 #15,664 6 #11,506
2013 – – – –
2012 6 #15,990 – –
2011 – – – –
2010 – – – –
2009 – – – –
2008 – – – –
2007 – – – –
2006 5 #18,723 – –
2005 – – – –
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 – – 5 #11,577
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – 7 #5,478
1980 5 #11,222 5 #6,799
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 7 #5,541 – –
1960 11 #4,047 – –
1955 9 #4,227 7 #3,350
1950 – – – –
1945 5 #4,906 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kitt, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kitt?

The median living Kitt is about 8 years old. Half of all living Kitts are between 3 and 54 years old.

How many people named Kitt are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Kitt are alive in the United States, based on 596 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kitt mean?

Alternative spelling of Kit (the diminutive of Christopher)

How popular is the name Kitt in 2025?

Kitt ranked #4,821 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kitt?

596 babies have been named Kitt in the United States since 1945, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kitt most popular?

Kitt peaked in 2024, when 53 newborns received the name.

Is Kitt a boy or girl name?

Kitt is used for both: about 52% of babies named Kitt have been girls and 48% boys.

Is the name Kitt rising or falling?

Kitt is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kitt become more popular?

Kitt is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 54 girls named Kitt in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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