Chris

Origin	Gender	Meaning
German	Boy	Christ-bearer
Greek	Either	short for christopher or christine

Fun Facts About the Name Chris

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Popularity of Chris

Popularity Analysis

The name Chris first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1966 when it reached rank #55. It broke into the top 100 for 16 years. As of 2024, it ranked #650.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	650	Male	0.0229%
2023	774	Male	0.0179%
2022	669	Male	0.0217%
2021	658	Male	0.0220%
2020	674	Male	0.0206%
2019	567	Male	0.0255%
2018	614	Male	0.0226%
2017	593	Male	0.0232%
2016	559	Male	0.0254%
2015	507	Male	0.0278%
2014	518	Male	0.0263%
2013	455	Male	0.0308%
2012	429	Male	0.0320%
2011	460	Male	0.0286%
2010	395	Male	0.0349%
2009	358	Male	0.0406%
2008	347	Male	0.0432%
2007	350	Male	0.0410%
2006	358	Male	0.0382%
2005	397	Male	0.0339%
2004	395	Male	0.0319%
2003	387	Male	0.0323%
2002	380	Male	0.0331%
2001	377	Male	0.0335%
2000	394	Male	0.0311%
1999	396	Male	0.0305%
1998	406	Male	0.0296%
1997	428	Male	0.0266%
1996	414	Male	0.0274%
1995	464	Male	0.0241%
1994	484	Male	0.0216%
1993	476	Male	0.0214%
1992	471	Male	0.0218%
1991	440	Male	0.0240%
1990	448	Male	0.0226%
1989	401	Male	0.0255%
1988	402	Male	0.0246%
1987	377	Male	0.0262%
1986	356	Male	0.0277%
1985	326	Male	0.0316%
1984	316	Male	0.0329%
1983	305	Male	0.0347%
1982	287	Male	0.0377%
1981	259	Male	0.0445%
1980	234	Male	0.0532%
1979	191	Male	0.0704%
1978	174	Male	0.0783%
1977	884	Female	0.0099%
1977	160	Male	0.0872%
1976	154	Male	0.0977%
1976	768	Female	0.0119%
1975	728	Female	0.0129%
1975	130	Male	0.1209%
1974	712	Female	0.0130%
1974	116	Male	0.1399%
1973	631	Female	0.0154%
1973	96	Male	0.1676%
1972	585	Female	0.0171%
1972	81	Male	0.2076%
1971	68	Male	0.2360%
1971	555	Female	0.0184%
1970	63	Male	0.2343%
1970	460	Female	0.0250%
1969	66	Male	0.2341%
1969	415	Female	0.0300%
1968	64	Male	0.2393%
1968	340	Female	0.0391%
1967	325	Female	0.0424%
1967	60	Male	0.2598%
1966	55	Male	0.2891%
1966	293	Female	0.0490%
1965	262	Female	0.0597%
1965	60	Male	0.2897%
1964	65	Male	0.2782%
1964	233	Female	0.0704%
1963	231	Female	0.0716%
1963	59	Male	0.3070%
1962	59	Male	0.3229%
1962	217	Female	0.0751%
1961	57	Male	0.3339%
1961	215	Female	0.0755%
1960	63	Male	0.2998%
1960	219	Female	0.0725%
1959	224	Female	0.0677%
1959	71	Male	0.2618%
1958	93	Male	0.2070%
1958	226	Female	0.0650%
1957	273	Female	0.0487%
1957	119	Male	0.1492%
1956	128	Male	0.1177%
1956	353	Female	0.0297%
1955	140	Male	0.1047%
1955	414	Female	0.0227%
1954	456	Female	0.0187%
1954	159	Male	0.0869%
1953	466	Female	0.0174%
1953	168	Male	0.0786%
1952	466	Female	0.0172%
1952	160	Male	0.0855%
1951	174	Male	0.0768%
1951	490	Female	0.0151%
1950	178	Male	0.0684%
1950	560	Female	0.0126%
1949	168	Male	0.0768%
1949	534	Female	0.0137%
1948	172	Male	0.0723%
1948	436	Female	0.0189%
1947	185	Male	0.0601%
1947	455	Female	0.0177%
1946	559	Female	0.0125%
1946	208	Male	0.0501%
1945	645	Female	0.0096%
1945	242	Male	0.0404%
1944	740	Female	0.0078%
1944	252	Male	0.0382%
1943	767	Female	0.0071%
1943	292	Male	0.0307%
1942	937	Female	0.0050%
1942	312	Male	0.0273%
1941	327	Male	0.0255%
1940	318	Male	0.0265%
1939	356	Male	0.0217%
1938	373	Male	0.0201%
1937	392	Male	0.0181%
1936	399	Male	0.0179%
1935	408	Male	0.0169%
1934	417	Male	0.0170%
1933	468	Male	0.0139%
1932	387	Male	0.0194%
1931	454	Male	0.0144%
1930	451	Male	0.0152%
1929	454	Male	0.0153%
1928	476	Male	0.0144%
1927	489	Male	0.0133%
1926	467	Male	0.0145%
1925	445	Male	0.0158%
1924	459	Male	0.0152%
1923	491	Male	0.0138%
1922	474	Male	0.0150%
1921	512	Male	0.0128%
1920	451	Male	0.0164%
1919	526	Male	0.0126%
1918	445	Male	0.0172%
1917	478	Male	0.0150%
1916	471	Male	0.0160%
1915	456	Male	0.0165%
1914	428	Male	0.0184%
1913	483	Male	0.0151%
1912	451	Male	0.0168%
1911	445	Male	0.0178%
1910	493	Male	0.0153%
1909	334	Male	0.0271%
1908	385	Male	0.0222%
1907	440	Male	0.0177%
1906	388	Male	0.0215%
1905	432	Male	0.0175%
1904	401	Male	0.0195%
1903	318	Male	0.0271%
1902	321	Male	0.0279%
1901	361	Male	0.0225%
1900	314	Male	0.0277%
1899	291	Male	0.0312%
1898	335	Male	0.0250%
1897	311	Male	0.0287%
1896	250	Male	0.0411%
1895	276	Male	0.0324%
1894	260	Male	0.0360%
1893	276	Male	0.0330%
1892	253	Male	0.0373%
1891	291	Male	0.0293%
1890	302	Male	0.0267%
1889	253	Male	0.0353%
1888	229	Male	0.0454%
1887	239	Male	0.0421%
1886	214	Male	0.0521%
1885	233	Male	0.0431%
1884	219	Male	0.0464%
1883	229	Male	0.0418%
1882	273	Male	0.0320%
1881	211	Male	0.0480%
1880	236	Male	0.0414%

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