Chris

M F

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

Popularity by State (2024)

Fewer
More

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