Cris

Where Cris comes from

Clipping of Christopher, Christian, Christine, and their variants.
— Wiktionary's entry for Cris
  • 1 syllable
Cris through the years
  1. 1885
    First appearance
    #936 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1941
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1947
    Cris Williamson born
    American musician
  4. 1960
    Peak, #725
    115 babies named Cris, the most in any year.
  5. 1967
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #968.
  6. 1993
    Cris Cab born
    American singer-songwriter
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name.
  • A male given name.
  • Diminutive of Christopher.
  • Diminutive of Christian.
  • A female given name.
  • Diminutive of Christine or Christina.
Namesakes
  • Cris Williamson · American musician, born 1947
  • Cris Cab · American singer-songwriter, born 1993
  • Cris Huerta · Portuguese actor, 1935–2004
  • Cris Carter · American football player, born 1965
  • Cris Miró · Argentinian vedette, 1965–1999

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.