Kit Name Popularity

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How popular is Kit?

The rare name Kit was the 1,755th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Kit, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 786, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1890.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2018 with 87 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Kit in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1938.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Kit occurred roughly during the years 1938-1944, 1947-1950, 1968-1971, and 2007-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1959-1962.

Sometimes the name Kit has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Kit popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The popularity trend for Kit has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Kit has risen dramatically.

The name Kit is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Kit (Girl)		Kit (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		57	2,910	87	1,755
2017		49	3,257	67	2,076
2016		31	4,573	58	2,287
2015		28	4,911	40	2,935
2014		16	7,482	21	4,620
2013		13	8,812	11	7,329
2012		16	7,633	16	5,610
2011		9	11,698	13	6,428
2010		13	8,979	10	7,888
2009		12	9,711	12	7,043
2008		7	14,630	10	8,027
2007		6	16,602	8	9,380
2006		< 5	--	7	10,173
2005		8	12,452	12	6,443
2004		7	13,500	16	5,136
2003		< 5	--	10	7,015
2002		5	16,867	7	8,984
2001		5	16,714	22	3,793
2000		5	16,376	13	5,461
1999		6	13,575	9	6,851
1998		< 5	--	13	5,046
1997		6	12,962	11	5,493
1996		< 5	--	18	3,765
1995		< 5	--	17	3,775
1994		< 5	--	17	3,838
1993		7	11,193	19	3,441
1992		5	14,408	16	3,848
1991		< 5	--	20	3,177
1990		5	14,115	18	3,396
1989		< 5	--	12	4,418
1988		5	12,826	12	4,061
1987		9	7,686	31	1,996
1986		< 5	--	23	2,392
1985		< 5	--	25	2,200
1984		7	8,626	33	1,748
1983		10	6,438	29	1,883
1982		11	6,130	34	1,718
1981		9	7,074	35	1,682
1980		15	4,848	27	2,029
1979		11	5,938	27	1,972
1978		5	10,545	36	1,586
1977		11	5,685	27	1,881
1976		8	6,930	26	1,907
1975		5	9,772	29	1,731
1974		10	5,542	36	1,457
1973		15	4,060	26	1,755
1972		11	4,937	41	1,320
1971		15	4,034	46	1,228
1970		13	4,368	23	1,875
1969		9	5,239	36	1,338
1968		10	4,628	31	1,412
1967		14	3,554	38	1,223
1966		15	3,326	29	1,439
1965		15	3,331	42	1,176
1964		26	2,443	37	1,297
1963		35	1,996	42	1,205
1962		33	2,050	29	1,466
1961		34	2,017	47	1,155
1960		38	1,843	39	1,260
1959		37	1,834	59	1,007
1958		44	1,615	68	920
1957		60	1,371	77	857
1956		50	1,509	79	844
1955		46	1,504	86	788
1954		39	1,638	74	850
1953		27	1,987	74	837
1952		35	1,662	74	818
1951		35	1,627	68	849
1950		28	1,816	67	832
1949		21	2,179	42	1,089
1948		25	1,918	51	981
1947		32	1,708	52	988
1946		24	1,888	56	883
1945		27	1,608	28	1,257
1944		25	1,680	56	848
1943		14	2,495	44	1,012
1942		12	2,738	31	1,264
1941		9	3,130	36	1,099
1940		10	2,859	20	1,549
1939		< 5	--	13	2,011
1938		8	3,313	< 5	--
1937		6	4,044	9	2,585
1936		< 5	--	6	3,365
1935		< 5	--	10	2,463
1934		< 5	--	6	3,495
1933		< 5	--	5	3,930
1932		< 5	--	< 5	--
1931		< 5	--	6	3,592
1930		< 5	--	7	3,449
1929		< 5	--	7	3,405
1928		8	3,602	6	3,939
1927		6	4,562	10	2,815
1926		6	4,576	10	2,815
1925		5	5,401	5	4,587
1924		< 5	--	6	4,125
1923		< 5	--	< 5	--
1922		< 5	--	11	2,719
1921		< 5	--	16	2,110
1920		< 5	--	8	3,362
1919		< 5	--	5	4,499
1918		< 5	--	6	3,949
1917		< 5	--	11	2,496
1916		< 5	--	7	3,354
1915		< 5	--	8	2,955
1914		< 5	--	6	3,094
1913		< 5	--	< 5	--
1912		< 5	--	< 5	--
1911		< 5	--	< 5	--
1910		< 5	--	< 5	--
1909		< 5	--	5	1,587
1908		< 5	--	< 5	--
1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	< 5	--
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		< 5	--	< 5	--
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	< 5	--
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	5	1,167
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	8	786
1889		< 5	--	5	1,041
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	5	996

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.