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Crit

100% boys · last recorded 1959

Crit has been given to about 111 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1935, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 35
Median age today71 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Crit per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1935 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time111

How popular is Crit?

Its best year was 1935, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 2153rd. The typical living American called Crit is about 71 years old today.

Names that sound like Crit

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kit0.76
  2. Cris0.71
  3. Kris0.66
  4. Clint0.64
  5. Kermit0.64
  6. Cyril0.60
  7. Krish0.56
  8. Craig0.53

Middle names for Crit

Ranked by flow score
  1. Crit James0.74
  2. Crit Miles0.70
  3. Crit Wilder0.69
  4. Crit Thomas0.64
  5. Crit Cole0.59
  6. Crit Paul0.55

Sibling names for Crit

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.56
  2. Luellasister · 0.53
  3. Ilasister · 0.53
  4. Louiebrother · 0.48
  5. Archiebrother · 0.48
  6. Hughbrother · 0.48

Where Crit is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Crit Evans0.73
    2. Crit Edwards0.73
    3. Crit Anderson0.73
    4. Crit Allen0.73
    5. Crit Adams0.73
    6. Crit Walker0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Crit

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.