Chris

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

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

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.

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:

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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