girl's name
Cricket
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 641
Cricket is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1982, when 24 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cricket over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 34 |
| 1960s | 103 |
| 1970s | 93 |
| 1980s | 134 |
| 1990s | 51 |
| 2000s | 78 |
| 2010s | 102 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 46 |
How popular is Cricket?
In 2025, Cricket was given to 11 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 Cricket
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cricket also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cricket over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cricket
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cricket — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cricket
How popular is the name Cricket?
In 2025, Cricket was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cricket a girl's or a boy's name?
Cricket is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cricket?
Cricket has 2 syllables.
When was Cricket most popular?
Cricket peaked in 1982, when 24 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Cricket a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cricket currently ranks #9,359 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.