The first name Kit
A unisex name meaning “tomcat”.
Pronounced /kɪt/ 1 syllable Unisex
Meaning and origin
Kit means “tomcat”.
From Ukrainian кіт (kit, “tomcat”).
Kit is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 413 boys were named Kit, making it the 122nd most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kit with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kit at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 208 girls born in the United States were named Kit, the 1,127th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kit
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kit CarsonAmerican frontiersman and Union Army general (1809-1868)
- Kit ConnorBritish actor (born 2004)
- Kit BondAmerican politician (1939–2025)
- Kit MalthouseBritish politician, born 1966
- Kit SymonsAssociation football player and manager, born 1971
- Kit ArmstrongAmerican pianist and composer, born 1992
- Kit FineBritish professor of philosophy and mathematics (1946-)
Questions
- What does the name Kit mean?
- Kit means “tomcat”.
- How popular is the name Kit?
- In 2025, 413 boys born in England and Wales were named Kit, ranking 122nd.
- Is Kit a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 6,262 US babies named Kit since 1880, 37% were girls and 63% boys.
- When was Kit most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 208 babies were named Kit, its highest rank at 1,127th.
- How do you pronounce Kit?
- Kit is /kɪt/, one syllable.