Cricket: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Cricket – Meaning: the chirping insect – Origin: English (word name, from the insect) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KRIK-it


Cricket is an English (word name, from the insect) girl's name meaning “the chirping insect”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Cricket

Meaning: The chirping insect.

Origin: English (word name, from the insect).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Cricket

Phonetic: KRIK-it   IPA: /ˈkrɪkɪt/

Popularity of Cricket

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1950–2023.

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