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Chris

“Variant of Christopher — Christ-bearer” — Ancient Greek, via Late Latin origin

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

Chris has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #55 (1966) · 147,462 babies named Chris all-time · 1 in 4,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 570 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 boys in Ireland (2025).

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

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
• Chris Redfield — Resident Evil · Resident Evil 2
• Chris Taub — House M.D.

What Chrises become

Among 9,479 notable people named Chris:

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

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