Kricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a 22-yard pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.
Meaning & Origin of Kricket
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is played between two teams of eleven players on a field, at the centre of which is a 22-yard pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps.
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Origin & history
The Story of Kricket
Kricket first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 8 Krickets were born — ranking #7,987 that year. As of 2026, Kricket ranks #7,987 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 40 Krickets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kricket
Kricket is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 40 births in the dataset. Kricket's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #7,987. Use the chart and map above to compare Kricket's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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