# Cris (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/cris/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /kɹɪs/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Chris, Kris |
| US babies named this | 4,127 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,033 / 1,094 (27% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 9, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clipping of Christopher, Christian, Christine, and their variants.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 15 | 4,068 |
| 1975 | 14 | 4,398 |
| 1976 | 7 | 7,445 |
| 1978 | 10 | 6,039 |
| 1979 | 11 | 5,828 |
| 1981 | 9 | 6,915 |
| 1982 | 5 | 10,830 |
| 1984 | 6 | 9,379 |
| 1985 | 5 | 11,007 |
| 1986 | 5 | 11,310 |
| 2000 | 5 | 15,577 |
| 2001 | 5 | 15,886 |
| 2004 | 7 | 13,071 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15,842 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13,859 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38 | 3,006 |
| 2012 | 28 | 3,733 |
| 2013 | 23 | 4,206 |
| 2014 | 19 | 4,913 |
| 2015 | 23 | 4,319 |
| 2016 | 16 | 5,604 |
| 2017 | 22 | 4,498 |
| 2018 | 17 | 5,362 |
| 2019 | 15 | 5,872 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,628 |
| 2021 | 12 | 6,788 |
| 2022 | 24 | 4,328 |
| 2023 | 23 | 4,483 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5,965 |
| 2025 | 14 | 6,196 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 4,333 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |

## People named Cris

- Cris Williamson, American musician
- Cris Cab, American singer-songwriter
- Cris Carter, American football player (born 1965)
- Cris Miró, Argentinian vedette (1965–1999)
- Cris Vianna, Brazilian actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.