Chris

Given to 170,417 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#646
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
431
boys 431
Peak year
1961
7,203 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
170,417
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Chris was most popular in 1961, when 7,203 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 431 babies were named Chris, ranking #646 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1961 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Chris was most popular in 1961, when 7,203 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 431 babies were named Chris, ranking #646 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.012341880192019602000Peak 1961 (boys)

Chris was most popular in 1961, when 7,203 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 431 babies were named Chris, ranking #646 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 431 646
2024 7 12161 424 651
2023 14 7640 330 773
2022 6 13592 408 668
2021 10 9562 412 658
2020 9 10250 382 676
2019 <5 — 490 570
2018 6 13793 440 610
2017 5 15902 459 595
2016 6 14331 514 559
2015 8 11835 569 506
2014 7 13069 539 519
2013 11 9612 624 455
2012 12 9109 648 429
2011 <5 — 581 460
2010 8 12276 721 393
2009 10 10679 861 358
2008 12 9476 944 346
2007 16 7733 909 349
2006 9 11417 842 358
2005 9 10921 723 396
2004 10 9892 676 395
2003 14 7580 678 388
2002 15 7045 692 378
2001 20 5570 695 377
2000 20 5491 651 391
1999 15 6484 623 396
1998 16 6073 599 408
1997 19 5228 532 428
1996 29 3723 552 414
1995 24 4217 489 462
1994 28 3790 442 483
1993 28 3776 445 473
1992 24 4236 462 469
1991 39 2935 510 439
1990 30 3523 489 448
1989 29 3477 539 401
1988 44 2447 497 401
1987 37 2657 514 375
1986 56 1952 537 351
1985 52 2048 615 325
1984 58 1837 626 312
1983 50 2022 651 303
1982 84 1436 713 287
1981 76 1559 830 259
1980 104 1250 991 234
1979 119 1125 1,264 189
1978 129 1049 1,339 174
1977 162 884 1,494 160
1976 188 765 1,597 154
1975 201 730 1,954 132
1974 204 712 2,279 116
1973 238 636 2,703 96
1972 277 584 3,472 82
1971 323 555 4,293 68
1970 458 460 4,460 63
1969 528 416 4,280 66
1968 668 341 4,249 64
1967 729 324 4,618 60
1966 860 292 5,257 55
1965 1,089 262 5,479 60
1964 1,377 233 5,639 65
1963 1,424 231 6,328 59
1962 1,519 218 6,791 60
1961 1,571 215 7,203 57
1960 1,509 219 6,494 63
1959 1,409 225 5,676 72
1958 1,340 227 4,457 93
1957 1,021 273 3,249 120
1956 613 351 2,533 128
1955 453 415 2,193 139
1954 374 457 1,801 159
1953 334 466 1,579 168
1952 327 466 1,687 160
1951 278 491 1,473 173
1950 219 562 1,249 178
1949 241 532 1,389 168
1948 329 436 1,286 172
1947 322 456 1,116 185
1946 202 558 827 209
1945 129 642 551 242
1944 106 739 529 253
1943 102 768 447 292
1942 70 936 383 313
1941 43 1133 321 327
1940 32 1313 317 314
1939 30 1350 246 357
1938 26 1475 228 373
1937 26 1451 196 398
1936 20 1691 190 399
1935 19 1779 182 404
1934 14 2187 181 416
1933 17 1906 142 470
1932 22 1634 208 388
1931 15 2105 154 454
1930 14 2306 172 451
1929 16 2098 171 452
1928 20 1897 164 476
1927 15 2339 153 491
1926 13 2569 168 463
1925 7 4028 182 445
1924 14 2514 178 459
1923 14 2465 155 494
1922 12 2780 169 473
1921 6 4464 147 510
1920 11 2899 180 450
1919 7 3817 128 526
1918 <5 — 179 444
1917 6 4083 145 477
1916 <5 — 148 470
1915 <5 — 145 456
1914 8 2638 126 428
1913 <5 — 81 483
1912 <5 — 76 450
1911 <5 — 43 446
1910 <5 — 32 492
1909 <5 — 48 334
1908 <5 — 37 383
1907 <5 — 29 429
1906 <5 — 30 394
1905 <5 — 25 430
1904 <5 — 27 401
1903 <5 — 35 318
1902 <5 — 37 317
1901 <5 — 26 359
1900 <5 — 45 312
1899 <5 — 36 289
1898 <5 — 33 335
1897 <5 — 35 311
1896 <5 — 53 249
1895 <5 — 41 276
1894 <5 — 45 260
1893 <5 — 40 275
1892 <5 — 49 253
1891 <5 — 32 291
1890 <5 — 32 302
1889 <5 — 42 251
1888 <5 — 59 228
1887 <5 — 46 239
1886 <5 — 62 213
1885 <5 — 50 233
1884 <5 — 57 218
1883 <5 — 47 229
1882 <5 — 39 273
1881 <5 — 52 211
1880 <5 — 49 236

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Other spellings

Chriss · 678 Chrys · 220

Names like Chris

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Chris is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 13% · boys 87% across all years