Chris
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #12,161 · #646 for boys in 2025, 431 births
Given to boys 86.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1966 · 5,257 births
- Debut · boys
- 49 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 16 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 147,462since 1880
Chris over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #646 | 431 | |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #651 | 424 |
| 2023 | #7,640 | 14 | #773 | 330 |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #668 | 408 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #658 | 412 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #676 | 382 |
| 2019 | — | #570 | 490 | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #610 | 440 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #595 | 459 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #559 | 514 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #506 | 569 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #519 | 539 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | #455 | 624 |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | #429 | 648 |
| 2011 | — | #460 | 581 | |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #393 | 721 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #358 | 861 |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #346 | 944 |
| 2007 | #7,733 | 16 | #349 | 909 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | #358 | 842 |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #396 | 723 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #395 | 676 |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | #388 | 678 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #378 | 692 |
| 2001 | #5,570 | 20 | #377 | 695 |
| 2000 | #5,491 | 20 | #391 | 651 |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | #396 | 623 |
| 1998 | #6,073 | 16 | #408 | 599 |
| 1997 | #5,228 | 19 | #428 | 532 |
| 1996 | #3,723 | 29 | #414 | 552 |
| 1995 | #4,217 | 24 | #462 | 489 |
| 1994 | #3,790 | 28 | #483 | 442 |
| 1993 | #3,776 | 28 | #473 | 445 |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 | #469 | 462 |
| 1991 | #2,935 | 39 | #439 | 510 |
| 1990 | #3,523 | 30 | #448 | 489 |
| 1989 | #3,477 | 29 | #401 | 539 |
| 1988 | #2,447 | 44 | #401 | 497 |
| 1987 | #2,657 | 37 | #375 | 514 |
| 1986 | #1,952 | 56 | #351 | 537 |
| 1985 | #2,048 | 52 | #325 | 615 |
| 1984 | #1,837 | 58 | #312 | 626 |
| 1983 | #2,022 | 50 | #303 | 651 |
| 1982 | #1,436 | 84 | #287 | 713 |
| 1981 | #1,559 | 76 | #259 | 830 |
| 1980 | #1,250 | 104 | #234 | 991 |
| 1979 | #1,125 | 119 | #189 | 1,264 |
| 1978 | #1,049 | 129 | #174 | 1,339 |
| 1977 | #884 | 162 | #160 | 1,494 |
| 1976 | #765 | 188 | #154 | 1,597 |
| 1975 | #730 | 201 | #132 | 1,954 |
| 1974 | #712 | 204 | #116 | 2,279 |
| 1973 | #636 | 238 | #96 | 2,703 |
| 1972 | #584 | 277 | #82 | 3,472 |
| 1971 | #555 | 323 | #68 | 4,293 |
| 1970 | #460 | 458 | #63 | 4,460 |
| 1969 | #416 | 528 | #66 | 4,280 |
| 1968 | #341 | 668 | #64 | 4,249 |
| 1967 | #324 | 729 | #60 | 4,618 |
| 1966 | #292 | 860 | #55 | 5,257 |
| 1965 | #262 | 1,089 | #60 | 5,479 |
| 1964 | #233 | 1,377 | #65 | 5,639 |
| 1963 | #231 | 1,424 | #59 | 6,328 |
| 1962 | #218 | 1,519 | #60 | 6,791 |
| 1961 | #215 | 1,571 | #57 | 7,203 |
| 1960 | #219 | 1,509 | #63 | 6,494 |
| 1959 | #225 | 1,409 | #72 | 5,676 |
| 1958 | #227 | 1,340 | #93 | 4,457 |
| 1957 | #273 | 1,021 | #120 | 3,249 |
| 1956 | #351 | 613 | #128 | 2,533 |
| 1955 | #415 | 453 | #139 | 2,193 |
| 1954 | #457 | 374 | #159 | 1,801 |
| 1953 | #466 | 334 | #168 | 1,579 |
| 1952 | #466 | 327 | #160 | 1,687 |
| 1951 | #491 | 278 | #173 | 1,473 |
| 1950 | #562 | 219 | #178 | 1,249 |
| 1949 | #532 | 241 | #168 | 1,389 |
| 1948 | #436 | 329 | #172 | 1,286 |
| 1947 | #456 | 322 | #185 | 1,116 |
| 1946 | #558 | 202 | #209 | 827 |
| 1945 | #642 | 129 | #242 | 551 |
| 1944 | #739 | 106 | #253 | 529 |
| 1943 | #768 | 102 | #292 | 447 |
| 1942 | #936 | 70 | #313 | 383 |
| 1941 | #1,133 | 43 | #327 | 321 |
| 1940 | #1,313 | 32 | #314 | 317 |
| 1939 | #1,350 | 30 | #357 | 246 |
| 1938 | #1,475 | 26 | #373 | 228 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | #398 | 196 |
| 1936 | #1,691 | 20 | #399 | 190 |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | #404 | 182 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | #416 | 181 |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 | #470 | 142 |
| 1932 | #1,634 | 22 | #388 | 208 |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | #454 | 154 |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 | #451 | 172 |
| 1929 | #2,098 | 16 | #452 | 171 |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 20 | #476 | 164 |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 | #491 | 153 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #463 | 168 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #445 | 182 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #459 | 178 |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | #494 | 155 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #473 | 169 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #510 | 147 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #450 | 180 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #526 | 128 |
| 1918 | — | #444 | 179 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #477 | 145 |
| 1916 | — | #470 | 148 | |
| 1915 | — | #456 | 145 | |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #428 | 126 |
| 1913 | — | #483 | 81 | |
| 1912 | — | #450 | 76 | |
| 1911 | — | #446 | 43 | |
| 1910 | — | #492 | 32 | |
| 1909 | — | #334 | 48 | |
| 1908 | — | #383 | 37 | |
| 1907 | — | #429 | 29 | |
| 1906 | — | #394 | 30 | |
| 1905 | — | #430 | 25 | |
| 1904 | — | #401 | 27 | |
| 1903 | — | #318 | 35 | |
| 1902 | — | #317 | 37 | |
| 1901 | — | #359 | 26 | |
| 1900 | — | #312 | 45 | |
| 1899 | — | #289 | 36 | |
| 1898 | — | #335 | 33 | |
| 1897 | — | #311 | 35 | |
| 1896 | — | #249 | 53 | |
| 1895 | — | #276 | 41 | |
| 1894 | — | #260 | 45 | |
| 1893 | — | #275 | 40 | |
| 1892 | — | #253 | 49 | |
| 1891 | — | #291 | 32 | |
| 1890 | — | #302 | 32 | |
| 1889 | — | #251 | 42 | |
| 1888 | — | #228 | 59 | |
| 1887 | — | #239 | 46 | |
| 1886 | — | #213 | 62 | |
| 1885 | — | #233 | 50 | |
| 1884 | — | #218 | 57 | |
| 1883 | — | #229 | 47 | |
| 1882 | — | #273 | 39 | |
| 1881 | — | #211 | 52 | |
| 1880 | — | #236 | 49 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Chris was already there! It came in at #236, and was given to 49 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1908, when fewer than 38 boys a year got the name.
Where Chris is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Jersey#208 · 1 in 1,174
- New York#234 · 1 in 1,282
- California#253 · 1 in 1,330
- Florida#259 · 1 in 1,466
- Texas#283 · 1 in 1,516
Best ever in a state: #32 in Utah, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #208 | 38 | 1 in 1,174 |
| New York | #234 | 84 | 1 in 1,282 |
| California | #253 | 182 | 1 in 1,330 |
| Florida | #259 | 65 | 1 in 1,466 |
| Texas | #283 | 123 | 1 in 1,516 |
| Virginia | #290 | 26 | 1 in 1,621 |
| Nevada | #307 | 10 | 1 in 1,436 |
| Colorado | #314 | 19 | 1 in 1,513 |
| North Carolina | #343 | 27 | 1 in 1,994 |
| Washington | #348 | 21 | 1 in 1,760 |
| New Mexico | #363 | 6 | 1 in 1,766 |
| Massachusetts | #380 | 12 | 1 in 2,588 |
| Arizona | #387 | 17 | 1 in 2,349 |
| Georgia | #391 | 27 | 1 in 2,186 |
| Maryland | #403 | 12 | 1 in 2,396 |
| Illinois | #413 | 29 | 1 in 2,502 |
| Kentucky | #436 | 8 | 1 in 2,928 |
| Iowa | #442 | 6 | 1 in 2,637 |
| Arkansas | #455 | 6 | 1 in 2,504 |
| Connecticut | #457 | 5 | 1 in 3,059 |
| Alabama | #464 | 9 | 1 in 2,684 |
| South Carolina | #473 | 8 | 1 in 2,713 |
| Missouri | #507 | 10 | 1 in 3,346 |
| Oregon | #529 | 6 | 1 in 3,219 |
| Mississippi | #547 | 5 | 1 in 2,981 |
| Kansas | #558 | 5 | 1 in 3,349 |
| Pennsylvania | #607 | 13 | 1 in 4,779 |
| Utah | #613 | 6 | 1 in 3,831 |
| Indiana | #633 | 8 | 1 in 4,673 |
| Minnesota | #633 | 6 | 1 in 4,867 |
| Michigan | #657 | 10 | 1 in 4,936 |
| Oklahoma | #667 | 5 | 1 in 4,291 |
| Louisiana | #689 | 6 | 1 in 4,173 |
| Ohio | #705 | 11 | 1 in 5,696 |
| Tennessee | #752 | 6 | 1 in 6,054 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Chris
- 5 spots since 2024 (#651 → #646)
- 30 spots since 2020 (#676 → #646)
- 140 spots since 2015 (#506 → #646)
- Biggest jump: 122 spots in 2024 (#773 → #651)
- Biggest drop: 158 spots in 1910 (#334 → #492)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1966 at #55 (5,257 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 16 yrs · run 1958–1973
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 295 boys born in 1961 were named Chris (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,963 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #55 in 1966, was only 1 in 339 (0.29%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 38.2% of all boys named Chris (56,338) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 503 | #211 (1881) | #233 |
| 1890s | 396 | #249 (1896) | #284 |
| 1900s | 339 | #312 (1900) | #368 |
| 1910s | 1,103 | #428 (1914) | #467 |
| 1920s | 1,667 | #445 (1925) | #471 |
| 1930s | 1,899 | #357 (1939) | #411 |
| 1940s | 7,166 | #168 (1949) | #248 |
| 1950s | 25,897 | #72 (1959) | #139 |
| 1960s | 56,338 | #55 (1966) | #61 |
| 1970s | 24,855 | #63 (1970) | #123 |
| 1980s | 6,513 | #234 (1980) | #325 |
| 1990s | 5,143 | #396 (1999) | #442 |
| 2000s | 7,671 | #346 (2008) | #374 |
| 2010s | 5,585 | #393 (2010) | #510 |
| 2020s | 2,387 | #646 (2025) | #679 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Chris in 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 183,711 of them was named Chris, which outranked 47.1% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,975Zyann11
- #9,975Zyara11
- #9,975Zykerria11
- #10,679Chris10
- #10,679Aalaya10
- #10,679Aaliyan10
- #10,679Aaria10
- #11,459Aaira9
- #11,459Aamirah9
- #11,459Aarionna9
Tied with 779 names at #10,679; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 2,304 of them was named Chris, which outranked 97.5% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.