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Chris is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (12% of births). There have been 169,995 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 147,039 as boys and 22,956 as girls. Chris gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1961 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	430
2023	344
2022	413
2021	422
2020	391
2019	490
2018	446
2017	463
2016	520
2015	575
2014	545
2013	635
2012	660
2011	581
2010	729
2009	871
2008	955
2007	925
2006	851
2005	732
2004	685
2003	692
2002	707
2001	715
2000	671
1999	638
1998	615
1997	551
1996	581
1995	513
1994	470
1993	474
1992	486
1991	549
1990	519
1989	568
1988	541
1987	551
1986	592
1985	666
1984	685
1983	701
1982	797
1981	906
1980	1,094
1979	1,383
1978	1,468
1977	1,658
1976	1,786
1975	2,156
1974	2,482
1973	2,941
1972	3,749
1971	4,616
1970	4,919
1969	4,810
1968	4,917
1967	5,349
1966	6,117
1965	6,569
1964	7,015
1963	7,753
1962	8,312
1961	8,772
1960	8,007
1959	7,087
1958	5,796
1957	4,272
1956	3,146
1955	2,646
1954	2,175
1953	1,913
1952	2,014
1951	1,752
1950	1,468
1949	1,630
1948	1,615
1947	1,438
1946	1,029
1945	680
1944	635
1943	549
1942	453
1941	365
1940	349
1939	276
1938	254
1937	222
1936	210
1935	201
1934	195
1933	159
1932	230
1931	169
1930	186
1929	187
1928	184
1927	168
1926	181
1925	189
1924	192
1923	169
1922	181
1921	153
1920	191
1919	135
1918	179
1917	151
1916	148
1915	145
1914	134
1913	81
1912	76
1911	43
1910	32
1909	48
1908	37
1907	29
1906	30
1905	25
1904	27
1903	35
1902	37
1901	26
1900	45
1899	36
1898	33
1897	35
1896	53
1895	41
1894	45
1893	40
1892	49
1891	32
1890	32
1889	42
1888	59
1887	46
1886	62
1885	50
1884	57
1883	47
1882	39
1881	52
1880	49