The first name Kris
A unisex name.
1 syllable Unisex
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 boys were named Kris, making it the 3,256th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 20 births (#755).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kris with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kris at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 37 boys born in the United States were named Kris, the 3,218th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1965, when 978 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kris
34 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kris WuChinese-born Canadian rapper, actor and model (born 1990)
- Kris AllenAmerican musician and singer-songwriter, born 1985
- Kris HumphriesAmerican basketball player (born 1985)
- Kris MarshallEnglish actor, born 1973
- Kris PeetersFlemish minister president, born 1962
- Kris LetangCanadian ice hockey player, born 1987
- Kris StadsgaardDanish footballer, born 1985
- Kris Holden-RiedCanadian actor, born 1973
- Kris DraperCanadian ice hockey player, born 1971
- Kris LemcheCanadian actor, born 1978
- Kris BryantAmerican baseball player, born 1992
- Kris PavoneAmerican professional wrestler, born 1980
Questions
- How popular is the name Kris?
- In 2025, 6 boys born in England and Wales were named Kris, ranking 3,256th. Its peak was 1996, with 20 births.
- Is Kris a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 27,971 US babies named Kris since 1880, 49% were girls and 51% boys.
- When was Kris most popular?
- 1965 in the United States, when 978 babies were named Kris, its highest rank at 277th.