Chit

given name · Latin script

Meaning: A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/tʃɪt/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Chit is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Myanmar (Burma) than in any other country, where it is the 6th most common given name.

rarermore common
  • MMMyanmar (Burma)≈1 in 911(inferred from the name graph)
  • MYMalaysia≈1 in 11K
  • SGSingapore≈1 in 8.6K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Myanmar (Burma) (inferred from the name graph)

≈62,000 people, est.

Sources
77 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 911 (inferred from the name graph)

Myanmar (Burma), est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Chit counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Chit is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
MM Myanmar (Burma)#6≈62,000 est.≈1 in 911listedChit68
CN China—≈4,700 est.≈1 in 298K—Chit7
MY Malaysia—≈2,900 est.≈1 in 11K—Chit42
ID Indonesia—≈1,800 est.≈1 in 150K—Chit11
SG Singapore—≈720 est.≈1 in 8.6K—Chit29
HK Hong Kong—≈560 est.≈1 in 13K—Chit19
US United States—4351 in 765K293Chit77

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: the mm-github-names register; Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Chit is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • English given name13 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Malaysia, Australia, Philippines

    Languages: English, German, Dutch

    Also written Çhìť, Çhît, Ćhiț, Chiț, Čhit

  • Hindi given name16 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, Malaysia, United States, Singapore

    Languages: Hindi, Bangla, Urdu

    Also written Chitt, চিতু, ছিটু, ছিট, Ćhít

  • Khmer given name2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Singapore, Malaysia, United States, India

    Also written Čhit

  • Thai given name147 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Thailand, India, United States, Malaysia

    Languages: Thai, Lao

    Also written จิตติ, จิตร, จิตต์, Jit, จิตร์

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Chít, Čhit

  • Spanish given name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Philippines, United States, Mexico, Malaysia

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Ćhit, Chít, Çhït

  • French given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, Malaysia, Singapore

    Also written Ĉhît, Chït

48 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Chit is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In Romanian, whale, cetacean

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Romanian, CHIT2 s. n. Pastă formată dintr-un praf mineral și un lichid vâscos (ulei de in, glicerină etc.), care se întărește în contact cu aerul și e folosită la fixarea geamurilor în cercevele, la astuparea găurilor în lemn sau în zid etc.

    as a wordDEX online (dexonline.ro) - DEX '96 / DEX '98 definitions with etymology

  • In Romanian, CHIT1 adv. (Fam.; în expr.) A fi chit (cu cineva) = a nu mai datora nimic (cuiva); a nu mai avea de dat (cuiva) nici o socoteală. Chit că... = chiar dacă..., indiferent dacă.

    as a wordDEX online (dexonline.ro) - DEX '96 / DEX '98 definitions with etymology

  • In Romanian, CHIT3, chiți, s. m. (Zool.; înv.) Balenă.

    as a wordDEX online (dexonline.ro) - DEX '96 / DEX '98 definitions with etymology

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

100012001400160018002000Wang Zhi, b. 1001Li Zhi, b. 1316Liu Zhe, b. 1395Wang Zhe, b. 1427Liu Zhe, b. 1428Chen Zhe, b. 1435Jang Chol, b. 1955Sun Zhe, b. 1990
  • Wang Zhib. 1001not in their usual nameSong dynasty person (CBDB = 7079)
  • Li Zhib. 1316not in their usual nameMing dynasty person CBDB = 103025
  • Liu Zheb. 1395not in their usual namepolitician
  • Wang Zheb. 1427not in their usual namepolitician
  • Liu Zheb. 1428not in their usual nameMing dynasty person CBDB = 198849
  • Chen Zheb. 1435not in their usual nameMing dynasty person CBDB = 199474
  • Jang Cholb. 1955KPnot in their usual nameNorth Korean politician
  • Sun Zheb. 1990CNnot in their usual nameChinese basketball player
  • Zhang Zhenot in their usual nameSong dynasty person CBDB = 46718
  • Mu Zhinot in their usual nameTang dynasty person CBDB = 189557

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHi Chit,

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 27 sources across 12 countries.

Official registers attesting Chit
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020285#22,738
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020150#22,738
MM Myanmar (Burma)Myanmar romanized given names (GitHub)———
MM Myanmar (Burma)Myanmar romanized given names (GitHub)———

Reference works 5

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Chit mean, and where does it come from?
A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Chit?
A machine transcription gives /tʃɪt/ (IPA) for Burmese.
Is Chit a male or female name?
Chit is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Chit have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 62 thousand people named Chit in Myanmar (Burma), more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled chit.
How common is the name Chit?
In the United States, the national register counted 435 people named Chit in 2020, about 1 in 765 thousand residents.
How common is Chit compared with other names?
In Myanmar (Burma), Chit is the 6th most common given name of 9,528 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Chit” — the 6th most common given name in Myanmar (Burma). Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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