Chris
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #12,161 · #646 for boys in 2025, 431 births
Given to boys 86.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1966 · 5,257 births
- Debut · boys
- 49 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 16 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 147,462since 1880
Chris over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #646 | 431 | |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #651 | 424 |
| 2023 | #7,640 | 14 | #773 | 330 |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #668 | 408 |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | #658 | 412 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #676 | 382 |
| 2019 | — | #570 | 490 | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #610 | 440 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #595 | 459 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #559 | 514 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #506 | 569 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #519 | 539 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | #455 | 624 |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | #429 | 648 |
| 2011 | — | #460 | 581 | |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #393 | 721 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #358 | 861 |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #346 | 944 |
| 2007 | #7,733 | 16 | #349 | 909 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | #358 | 842 |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #396 | 723 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #395 | 676 |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | #388 | 678 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #378 | 692 |
| 2001 | #5,570 | 20 | #377 | 695 |
| 2000 | #5,491 | 20 | #391 | 651 |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | #396 | 623 |
| 1998 | #6,073 | 16 | #408 | 599 |
| 1997 | #5,228 | 19 | #428 | 532 |
| 1996 | #3,723 | 29 | #414 | 552 |
| 1995 | #4,217 | 24 | #462 | 489 |
| 1994 | #3,790 | 28 | #483 | 442 |
| 1993 | #3,776 | 28 | #473 | 445 |
| 1992 | #4,236 | 24 | #469 | 462 |
| 1991 | #2,935 | 39 | #439 | 510 |
| 1990 | #3,523 | 30 | #448 | 489 |
| 1989 | #3,477 | 29 | #401 | 539 |
| 1988 | #2,447 | 44 | #401 | 497 |
| 1987 | #2,657 | 37 | #375 | 514 |
| 1986 | #1,952 | 56 | #351 | 537 |
| 1985 | #2,048 | 52 | #325 | 615 |
| 1984 | #1,837 | 58 | #312 | 626 |
| 1983 | #2,022 | 50 | #303 | 651 |
| 1982 | #1,436 | 84 | #287 | 713 |
| 1981 | #1,559 | 76 | #259 | 830 |
| 1980 | #1,250 | 104 | #234 | 991 |
| 1979 | #1,125 | 119 | #189 | 1,264 |
| 1978 | #1,049 | 129 | #174 | 1,339 |
| 1977 | #884 | 162 | #160 | 1,494 |
| 1976 | #765 | 188 | #154 | 1,597 |
| 1975 | #730 | 201 | #132 | 1,954 |
| 1974 | #712 | 204 | #116 | 2,279 |
| 1973 | #636 | 238 | #96 | 2,703 |
| 1972 | #584 | 277 | #82 | 3,472 |
| 1971 | #555 | 323 | #68 | 4,293 |
| 1970 | #460 | 458 | #63 | 4,460 |
| 1969 | #416 | 528 | #66 | 4,280 |
| 1968 | #341 | 668 | #64 | 4,249 |
| 1967 | #324 | 729 | #60 | 4,618 |
| 1966 | #292 | 860 | #55 | 5,257 |
| 1965 | #262 | 1,089 | #60 | 5,479 |
| 1964 | #233 | 1,377 | #65 | 5,639 |
| 1963 | #231 | 1,424 | #59 | 6,328 |
| 1962 | #218 | 1,519 | #60 | 6,791 |
| 1961 | #215 | 1,571 | #57 | 7,203 |
| 1960 | #219 | 1,509 | #63 | 6,494 |
| 1959 | #225 | 1,409 | #72 | 5,676 |
| 1958 | #227 | 1,340 | #93 | 4,457 |
| 1957 | #273 | 1,021 | #120 | 3,249 |
| 1956 | #351 | 613 | #128 | 2,533 |
| 1955 | #415 | 453 | #139 | 2,193 |
| 1954 | #457 | 374 | #159 | 1,801 |
| 1953 | #466 | 334 | #168 | 1,579 |
| 1952 | #466 | 327 | #160 | 1,687 |
| 1951 | #491 | 278 | #173 | 1,473 |
| 1950 | #562 | 219 | #178 | 1,249 |
| 1949 | #532 | 241 | #168 | 1,389 |
| 1948 | #436 | 329 | #172 | 1,286 |
| 1947 | #456 | 322 | #185 | 1,116 |
| 1946 | #558 | 202 | #209 | 827 |
| 1945 | #642 | 129 | #242 | 551 |
| 1944 | #739 | 106 | #253 | 529 |
| 1943 | #768 | 102 | #292 | 447 |
| 1942 | #936 | 70 | #313 | 383 |
| 1941 | #1,133 | 43 | #327 | 321 |
| 1940 | #1,313 | 32 | #314 | 317 |
| 1939 | #1,350 | 30 | #357 | 246 |
| 1938 | #1,475 | 26 | #373 | 228 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 | #398 | 196 |
| 1936 | #1,691 | 20 | #399 | 190 |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | #404 | 182 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | #416 | 181 |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 | #470 | 142 |
| 1932 | #1,634 | 22 | #388 | 208 |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | #454 | 154 |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 | #451 | 172 |
| 1929 | #2,098 | 16 | #452 | 171 |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 20 | #476 | 164 |
| 1927 | #2,339 | 15 | #491 | 153 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #463 | 168 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #445 | 182 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #459 | 178 |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | #494 | 155 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #473 | 169 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #510 | 147 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #450 | 180 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #526 | 128 |
| 1918 | — | #444 | 179 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #477 | 145 |
| 1916 | — | #470 | 148 | |
| 1915 | — | #456 | 145 | |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #428 | 126 |
| 1913 | — | #483 | 81 | |
| 1912 | — | #450 | 76 | |
| 1911 | — | #446 | 43 | |
| 1910 | — | #492 | 32 | |
| 1909 | — | #334 | 48 | |
| 1908 | — | #383 | 37 | |
| 1907 | — | #429 | 29 | |
| 1906 | — | #394 | 30 | |
| 1905 | — | #430 | 25 | |
| 1904 | — | #401 | 27 | |
| 1903 | — | #318 | 35 | |
| 1902 | — | #317 | 37 | |
| 1901 | — | #359 | 26 | |
| 1900 | — | #312 | 45 | |
| 1899 | — | #289 | 36 | |
| 1898 | — | #335 | 33 | |
| 1897 | — | #311 | 35 | |
| 1896 | — | #249 | 53 | |
| 1895 | — | #276 | 41 | |
| 1894 | — | #260 | 45 | |
| 1893 | — | #275 | 40 | |
| 1892 | — | #253 | 49 | |
| 1891 | — | #291 | 32 | |
| 1890 | — | #302 | 32 | |
| 1889 | — | #251 | 42 | |
| 1888 | — | #228 | 59 | |
| 1887 | — | #239 | 46 | |
| 1886 | — | #213 | 62 | |
| 1885 | — | #233 | 50 | |
| 1884 | — | #218 | 57 | |
| 1883 | — | #229 | 47 | |
| 1882 | — | #273 | 39 | |
| 1881 | — | #211 | 52 | |
| 1880 | — | #236 | 49 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Chris was already there! It came in at #236, and was given to 49 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1908, when fewer than 38 boys a year got the name.
Where Chris is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- North Dakota#79 · 1 in 345
- South Dakota#101 · 1 in 532
- Montana#106 · 1 in 528
- Idaho#114 · 1 in 648
- Kansas#118 · 1 in 701
Best ever in a state: #32 in Utah, 1962.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #79 | 16 | 1 in 345 |
| South Dakota | #101 | 10 | 1 in 532 |
| Montana | #106 | 11 | 1 in 528 |
| Idaho | #114 | 13 | 1 in 648 |
| Kansas | #118 | 24 | 1 in 701 |
| Nebraska | #118 | 16 | 1 in 747 |
| Hawaii | #119 | 12 | 1 in 537 |
| Oklahoma | #125 | 31 | 1 in 689 |
| Alaska | #132 | 5 | 1 in 707 |
| Georgia | #133 | 54 | 1 in 728 |
| Kentucky | #140 | 28 | 1 in 1,006 |
| Minnesota | #141 | 27 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Missouri | #144 | 36 | 1 in 1,020 |
| Washington | #146 | 29 | 1 in 1,022 |
| New Mexico | #148 | 16 | 1 in 640 |
| Oregon | #148 | 20 | 1 in 968 |
| Louisiana | #150 | 47 | 1 in 742 |
| Iowa | #151 | 18 | 1 in 1,231 |
| Indiana | #153 | 33 | 1 in 1,244 |
| Utah | #156 | 19 | 1 in 1,001 |
| North Carolina | #158 | 37 | 1 in 1,015 |
| South Carolina | #158 | 24 | 1 in 877 |
| Tennessee | #161 | 30 | 1 in 1,095 |
| Alabama | #162 | 31 | 1 in 871 |
| Arkansas | #167 | 15 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Maine | #167 | 5 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Mississippi | #170 | 20 | 1 in 946 |
| West Virginia | #178 | 9 | 1 in 1,544 |
| Texas | #181 | 132 | 1 in 934 |
| Wisconsin | #190 | 18 | 1 in 1,918 |
| Colorado | #196 | 15 | 1 in 1,451 |
| Ohio | #198 | 44 | 1 in 1,827 |
| Michigan | #207 | 37 | 1 in 1,812 |
| Illinois | #212 | 55 | 1 in 1,523 |
| Florida | #213 | 41 | 1 in 1,335 |
| Massachusetts | #215 | 14 | 1 in 2,422 |
| Pennsylvania | #237 | 29 | 1 in 2,623 |
| Connecticut | #238 | 8 | 1 in 2,163 |
| Maryland | #241 | 11 | 1 in 2,060 |
| New York | #242 | 63 | 1 in 1,762 |
| Arizona | #252 | 12 | 1 in 1,744 |
| California | #255 | 100 | 1 in 1,797 |
| New Jersey | #257 | 20 | 1 in 2,122 |
| Virginia | #257 | 16 | 1 in 2,079 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Chris
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 5 spots since 2024 (#651 → #646)
- 30 spots since 2020 (#676 → #646)
- 140 spots since 2015 (#506 → #646)
- Biggest jump: 122 spots in 2024 (#773 → #651)
- Biggest drop: 158 spots in 1910 (#334 → #492)
Rise & fade · boys
86 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1966 at #55 (5,257 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 16 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 16 yrs · run 1958–1973
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 295
- Highest: 1 in 295 boys born in 1961 were named Chris (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,963 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #55 in 1966, was only 1 in 339 (0.29%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 38.2% of all boys named Chris (56,338) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 503 | #211 (1881) | #233 |
| 1890s | 396 | #249 (1896) | #284 |
| 1900s | 339 | #312 (1900) | #368 |
| 1910s | 1,103 | #428 (1914) | #467 |
| 1920s | 1,667 | #445 (1925) | #471 |
| 1930s | 1,899 | #357 (1939) | #411 |
| 1940s | 7,166 | #168 (1949) | #248 |
| 1950s | 25,897 | #72 (1959) | #139 |
| 1960s | 56,338 | #55 (1966) | #61 |
| 1970s | 24,855 | #63 (1970) | #123 |
| 1980s | 6,513 | #234 (1980) | #325 |
| 1990s | 5,143 | #396 (1999) | #442 |
| 2000s | 7,671 | #346 (2008) | #374 |
| 2010s | 5,585 | #393 (2010) | #510 |
| 2020s | 2,387 | #646 (2025) | #679 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Chris in 1979
girls
#1,125
119 births · 1 in 13,490 girls
boys
#189
1,264 births · 1 in 1,362 boys
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 13,490 of them was named Chris, which outranked 90.6% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Chris
- #1,120Marybeth120
- #1,120Maxine120
- #1,120Sharla120
- #1,125Chris119
- #1,125Amity119
- #1,125Danita119
- #1,125Gabriella119
- #1,136Camilla118
- #1,136Domenica118
- #1,136Latrisha118
Tied with 10 names at #1,125; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,362 of them was named Chris, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).