Cris
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #13,477 · #6,143 for boys in 2025, 14 births
Given to boys 73.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1960 · 115 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,033since 1885
Cris over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #6,143 | 14 | |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #5,904 | 15 |
| 2023 | — | #4,456 | 23 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,303 | 24 | |
| 2021 | — | #6,698 | 12 | |
| 2020 | — | #7,502 | 10 | |
| 2019 | — | #5,813 | 15 | |
| 2018 | — | #5,320 | 17 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,466 | 22 | |
| 2016 | — | #5,555 | 16 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,295 | 23 | |
| 2014 | — | #4,866 | 19 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,180 | 23 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,714 | 28 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,000 | 38 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,708 | 28 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,332 | 33 | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #3,646 | 29 |
| 2007 | — | #2,721 | 44 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,744 | 42 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,091 | 33 | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #3,158 | 31 |
| 2003 | — | #3,044 | 31 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,703 | 16 | |
| 2001 | #15,352 | 5 | #3,512 | 24 |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #3,423 | 24 |
| 1999 | — | #2,865 | 29 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,849 | 18 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,668 | 13 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,911 | 25 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,191 | 21 | |
| 1994 | — | #5,109 | 11 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,501 | 18 | |
| 1992 | — | #5,660 | 9 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,325 | 18 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,971 | 14 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,784 | 22 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,961 | 18 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,521 | 13 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #2,779 | 18 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #2,706 | 17 |
| 1983 | — | #2,140 | 24 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #1,850 | 30 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | — | #2,213 | 23 | |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #2,379 | 20 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #2,205 | 21 |
| 1977 | — | #1,858 | 27 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #1,541 | 35 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #2,065 | 22 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | #1,335 | 41 |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 | #1,400 | 36 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #1,262 | 43 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #1,109 | 54 |
| 1970 | #2,395 | 31 | #1,031 | 62 |
| 1969 | #2,454 | 28 | #989 | 60 |
| 1968 | #2,789 | 21 | #968 | 57 |
| 1967 | #1,980 | 35 | #968 | 56 |
| 1966 | #2,191 | 29 | #800 | 83 |
| 1965 | #1,595 | 49 | #881 | 69 |
| 1964 | #1,462 | 60 | #846 | 81 |
| 1963 | #1,623 | 49 | #825 | 84 |
| 1962 | #1,672 | 46 | #776 | 96 |
| 1961 | #1,375 | 66 | #751 | 105 |
| 1960 | #1,266 | 75 | #725 | 115 |
| 1959 | #1,348 | 63 | #773 | 98 |
| 1958 | #1,409 | 57 | #755 | 96 |
| 1957 | #1,289 | 67 | #880 | 74 |
| 1956 | #1,637 | 42 | #910 | 67 |
| 1955 | #1,617 | 40 | #942 | 63 |
| 1954 | #2,076 | 26 | #996 | 56 |
| 1953 | #1,586 | 38 | #1,074 | 46 |
| 1952 | #1,934 | 27 | #863 | 66 |
| 1951 | #1,968 | 25 | #1,218 | 36 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #1,572 | 22 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 | #1,227 | 34 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #1,107 | 41 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #1,884 | 15 |
| 1945 | — | #1,852 | 14 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,712 | 8 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,656 | 8 | |
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | — | |
| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
| 1932 | — | — | ||
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| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | #4,197 | 5 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,867 | 6 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,467 | 7 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,872 | 6 | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | #3,177 | 7 | |
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| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
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| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Cris! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cris is popular in 1960
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Indiana#342 · 1 in 4,933
- Missouri#410 · 1 in 6,985
- Michigan#507 · 1 in 13,488
- Pennsylvania#626 · 1 in 23,969
- Ohio#660 · 1 in 22,443
Best ever in a state: #303 in Colorado, 1952.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #342 | 11 | 1 in 4,933 |
| Missouri | #410 | 7 | 1 in 6,985 |
| Michigan | #507 | 7 | 1 in 13,488 |
| Pennsylvania | #626 | 5 | 1 in 23,969 |
| Ohio | #660 | 5 | 1 in 22,443 |
| California | #682 | 12 | 1 in 15,490 |
| Texas | #710 | 10 | 1 in 12,265 |
| New York | #783 | 7 | 1 in 25,634 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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 Cris
- 239 spots since 2024 (#5,904 → #6,143)
- 1,359 spots since 2020 (#7,502 → #6,143)
- 1,848 spots since 2015 (#4,295 → #6,143)
- Biggest jump: 355 spots in 1952 (#1,218 → #863)
- Biggest drop: 211 spots in 1953 (#863 → #1,074)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1960 at #725 (115 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 1954–1969
- Highest: 1 in 18,542 boys born in 1960 were named Cris (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 122,005 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 26.6% of all boys named Cris (806) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1940, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #936 (1885) | #936 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 27 | #2,269 (1912) | #3,070 |
| 1920s | 29 | #3,467 (1923) | #3,872 |
| 1930s | 22 | #3,175 (1938) | #3,435 |
| 1940s | 159 | #1,107 (1948) | #2,040 |
| 1950s | 624 | #755 (1958) | #998 |
| 1960s | 806 | #725 (1960) | #853 |
| 1970s | 361 | #1,031 (1970) | #1,619 |
| 1980s | 190 | #1,850 (1982) | #2,779 |
| 1990s | 176 | #2,865 (1999) | #3,905 |
| 2000s | 307 | #2,721 (2007) | #3,337 |
| 2010s | 229 | #3,000 (2011) | #4,492 |
| 2020s | 98 | #4,303 (2022) | #5,834 |
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.
Cris in 1960
Top girls' names in 1960
Top boys' names in 1960
More about 1960
girls
2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 26,959 of them was named Cris, which outranked 82.7% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,253Shana76
- #1,253Sharyn76
- #1,253Tawnya76
- #1,266Cris75
- #1,266Antonette75
- #1,266Arnetta75
- #1,266Christal75
- #1,280Carma74
- #1,280Denita74
- #1,280Donnie74
Tied with 13 names at #1,266; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 18,542 of them was named Cris, which outranked 84.2% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.