Kris

Given to 27,971 US babies since 1937

▼ Falling −53% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#10917

recorded as girls

205 since 2024

#3181

recorded as boys

343 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 8 · boys 37

Peak year

1974

416 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

27,971

since 1937

Born a Kris? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Kris was most popular in 1974, when 416 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.26 per 1,000). In 2025, 37 babies were named Kris, ranking #3181 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 53%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	8	10917	37	3181
2024	8	11122	32	3524
2023	9	10312	28	3883
2022	5	15306	34	3412
2021	10	9562	59	2321
2020	13	7969	65	2139
2019	12	8597	83	1823
2018	14	7762	73	1994
2017	15	7442	74	1935
2016	16	7230	57	2305
2015	24	5458	59	2253
2014	17	6987	63	2154
2013	19	6462	60	2182
2012	11	9711	72	1959
2011	15	7783	55	2317
2010	16	7513	50	2467
2009	15	8058	102	1581
2008	13	8965	80	1825
2007	11	10129	82	1781
2006	10	10611	87	1638
2005	12	8883	73	1790
2004	18	6489	63	1934
2003	12	8505	59	1962
2002	16	6698	72	1647
2001	6	13521	74	1600
2000	7	11801	56	1875
1999	12	7716	55	1801
1998	13	7104	63	1642
1997	23	4508	60	1657
1996	21	4739	65	1533
1995	22	4518	65	1477
1994	14	6319	67	1434
1993	25	4100	66	1431
1992	26	3968	86	1210
1991	30	3540	61	1452
1990	30	3523	79	1238
1989	28	3566	73	1268
1988	29	3306	91	1032
1987	34	2852	100	943
1986	24	3554	92	954
1985	37	2601	98	917
1984	35	2625	121	793
1983	52	1961	111	827
1982	57	1873	125	788
1981	70	1641	159	686
1980	96	1318	214	589
1979	103	1245	299	476
1978	131	1037	380	397
1977	110	1146	398	395
1976	110	1098	298	453
1975	141	917	323	438
1974	167	807	416	377
1973	215	692	356	416
1972	273	586	399	394
1971	322	556	397	405
1970	437	470	415	393
1969	529	415	365	415
1968	598	371	282	456
1967	724	326	319	426
1966	870	289	357	397
1965	978	277	409	383
1964	940	302	433	380
1963	734	350	504	343
1962	590	389	513	346
1961	620	388	501	355
1960	575	398	469	362
1959	590	390	467	361
1958	568	385	439	371
1957	419	462	358	409
1956	302	537	267	463
1955	260	566	239	474
1954	187	683	204	508
1953	158	723	193	501
1952	154	717	216	472
1951	149	715	145	573
1950	104	869	106	674
1949	94	915	107	664
1948	116	801	94	688
1947	101	875	60	900
1946	69	1015	53	911
1945	45	1175	26	1296
1944	33	1401	36	1107
1943	16	2251	19	1636
1942	13	2537	8	2712
1941	8	3252	10	2333
1940	8	3208	9	2478
1939	<5	—	6	3113
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	5	3518