Kit: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “bearer of Christ”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- KIT · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Both (36% girls, 64% boys since 1880)
Kit is an English short form of Christopher or Katherine. As a masculine name it most often comes from Christopher, from Greek Christophoros 'bearing Christ'; as a feminine nickname it may derive from Katherine.
How popular is Kit?
Babies named Kit in 2024370
2024 rank#1,239 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18805,855
Kit is rising: use over the last five years is 10.9× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Kit
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Christopherbearer of Christ · Greek
- Chrisanointed · Greek
- Kristopherbearing Christ · Greek
- Cristopherbearing Christ · Greek
- Kippointed hill · English
- Cristobalbearing Christ · Spanish
- Kristoferbearer of Christ · Greek
- Averyruler of elves · English
Kit questions
What does the name Kit mean?
Kit means "bearer of Christ". It comes from English. Kit is an English short form of Christopher or Katherine. As a masculine name it most often comes from Christopher, from Greek Christophoros 'bearing Christ'; as a feminine nickname it may derive from Katherine.
Is Kit a boy or girl name?
Kit is used for both: about 36% of US babies named Kit since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Kit?
370 US babies were named Kit in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Kit?
Kit is usually pronounced KIT.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.