What is Kit short for?
Kit is short for Christopher and Katherine. In 2025, 208 girls and 195 boys in the United States were given Kit as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Kit
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Christopher Greek origin
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Kit from Christopher: a traditional pet form with literary history, Kit Marlowe wore it.
4,748 boys named Christopher in 2025