boy's name
Kidd
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 67
Kidd is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 8 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1984.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kidd over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2010s | 17 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 38 |
How popular is Kidd?
In 2025, Kidd was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kidd
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kidd also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kidd over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kidd
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kidd — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kidd
How popular is the name Kidd?
In 2025, Kidd was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kidd a girl's or a boy's name?
Kidd is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kidd?
Kidd has 1 syllable.
When was Kidd most popular?
Kidd peaked in 2023, when 8 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kidd a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kidd currently ranks #13,830 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.