Cris

Where Cris comes from

Clipping of Christopher, Christian, Christine, and their variants.
— Wiktionary's entry for Cris
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1885
    First appearance
    #936 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1941
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  3. 1947
    Cris Williamson born
    American musician
  4. 1960
    Peak, #725
    115 babies named Cris — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1967
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #968.
  6. 1993
    Cris Cab born
    American singer-songwriter
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name.
  • A male given name.
  • Diminutive of Christopher.
  • Diminutive of Christian.
  • A female given name.
  • Diminutive of Christine or Christina.
Namesakes
  • Cris Williamson · American musician, born 1947
  • Cris Cab · American singer-songwriter, born 1993
  • Cris Huerta · Portuguese actor, 1935–2004
  • Cris Carter · American football player, born 1965
  • Cris Miró · Argentinian vedette, 1965–1999

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.