Chris

Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 49 babies (rank #676 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

715

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

Other boys' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	17	#860
1997	14	#1,015
1998	15	#961
1999	22	#755
2000	22	#776
2001	19	#888
2002	22	#827
2003	31	#698
2004	44	#572
2005	43	#615
2006	42	#655
2007	47	#623
2008	44	#681
2009	47	#662
2010	35	#835
2011	47	#684
2012	43	#758
2013	49	#676
2014	31	#940
2015	40	#791
2016	41	#791