Names / Girl names
Cricket
Current rank
#8,988
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,550
in 1962
First recorded
1950
in U.S. data
Children named
641
since 1950
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,550 in 1962 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
— insect/sound name. The name first appears in U.S. records in 1950. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Roughly 641 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.