Chris

Meaning: Christ-bearer
Origin: Variant of Christopher (from Ancient Greek)

Boy's name · #646 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Chris's best rank, #55, came in 1966; it has stepped well back to #646 today. Roughly 147,000 boys have been named Chris since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#146 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #275 in Ecuador (2025) · #332 in Netherlands (2025) · #439 in Ireland (2025) · #441 in New Zealand (2025) · #492 in Norway (2025) · #674 in Switzerland (2025) · #851 in France (2025) · #918 in England & Wales (2025) · #996 in Belgium (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #683 in Canada (2024).

Famous Chrises

Chris Pratt — American actor (born 1979)
Chris Pine — American actor (born 1980)
Chris Evans — American actor (born 1981)
Chris Hemsworth — Australian actor (born 1983)
Chris Brown — American singer and rapper (born 1989)

In stories & tradition

Chris Griffin — Family Guy (TV series)
Chris Redfield — Resident Evil (video game)
Chris Taub — House M.D. (TV series)

What Chrises become

Among 9,479 notable people named Chris:

Sports figures appear 2.21× more often than among typical names — e.g. Chris Smalling, English association football player.

Similar names: Kristopher · Lance · Creed · Jamie · Dennis · Quincy

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