Recorded 1961–1987 Girls' name Peak 1987 40 births

Kricket — girls' name

40 babies named Kricket in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s111980s24
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Kricket was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kricket in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kricket

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Kricket between 1961 and 1987, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kricket currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kricket performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kricket shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kricket in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 40 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kricket at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

40

Since 1961

27 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1961

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1987

Kricket popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1961

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 1987198619851982197619741961 5

Kricket by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 60% of Kricket's all-time total
1960s51970s111980s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kricket?
40 babies have been named Kricket since 1961. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Kricket most popular?
Kricket was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Kricket been used?
Kricket has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 27 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Kricket?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.