Girls' name · since 1950
Cricket
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 641 babies named Cricket, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,947 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 641
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cricket is the #8947 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 641 recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Cricket recorded 641 times among girls since 1950, holding rank #8947 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #10,091 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,947 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 641 born since 1950
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cricket ranks #10,091 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,947 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 641 born since 1950, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,947 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 641
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cricket's 641 recorded births place it above 86.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Cricket compares
641 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cricket's all-time total is 70% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cricket | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 641 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cricket's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cricket's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cricket popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Cricket by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (134 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Cricket's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Cricket births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s
1960s
103 births
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 134 births (21% of all-time use).
How Cricket compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cricket's total volume
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What to do with Cricket's data
- Cricket's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (134 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cricket
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cricket: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~75 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1950–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cricket draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.