Chris

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, and Christine. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, but it is not as common.

From Wikipedia

Chris first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2018 with 70 babies (rank #429 that year). In 2024 it was given to 40 boys (rank #683). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Chris

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Chris yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,670

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Parks and Recreation: Chris Traeger — city manager, relentlessly upbeat

Famous people named Chris

Chris Rockstand-up comedian · b. 1965
Chris Smallingassociation football player · b. 1989
Chris Columbusdirector · b. 1958
Chris Cooperfilm actor · b. 1951
Chris Hardwickstand-up comedian · b. 1971

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Chris in 2024

Other boys' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	37	#491
1992	36	#515
1993	42	#469
1994	36	#487
1995	34	#550
1996	40	#488
1997	37	#518
1998	37	#520
1999	33	#571
2000	45	#451
2001	44	#468
2002	49	#431
2003	45	#480
2004	52	#445
2005	43	#523
2006	53	#468
2007	62	#435
2008	50	#535
2009	65	#440
2010	57	#482
2011	48	#548
2012	64	#438
2013	44	#608
2014	66	#452
2015	62	#467
2016	57	#507
2017	39	#667
2018	70	#429
2019	64	#455
2020	50	#536
2021	52	#552
2022	52	#532
2023	37	#704
2024	40	#683