Is Chris a boy or girl name?
Chris is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 423 boys were named Chris, so 1.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.5% of the 169,995 US babies named Chris were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #650
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,392
- Babies named Chris since 1880
- 169,995
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 8,772 babies
Boys and girls named Chris, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 503 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 396 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 339 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,103 | 21 | 1.9% |
| 1920s | 1,667 | 128 | 7.1% |
| 1930s | 1,899 | 203 | 9.7% |
| 1940s | 7,166 | 1,577 | 18% |
| 1950s | 25,901 | 6,368 | 19.7% |
| 1960s | 56,347 | 11,274 | 16.7% |
| 1970s | 24,859 | 2,299 | 8.5% |
| 1980s | 6,511 | 590 | 8.3% |
| 1990s | 5,144 | 252 | 4.7% |
| 2000s | 7,669 | 135 | 1.7% |
| 2010s | 5,581 | 63 | 1.1% |
| 2020s | 1,954 | 46 | 2.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 423 | #650 | 7 | #12,392 |
| 2023 | 330 | #774 | 14 | #7,725 |
| 2022 | 407 | #669 | 6 | #13,963 |
| 2021 | 412 | #658 | 10 | #9,706 |
| 2020 | 382 | #676 | 9 | #10,439 |
| 2019 | 490 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 440 | #612 | 6 | #14,175 |
| 2017 | 458 | #595 | 5 | #16,392 |
| 2016 | 514 | #560 | 6 | #14,719 |
| 2015 | 567 | #507 | 8 | #12,076 |
| 2014 | 538 | #521 | 7 | #13,367 |
| 2013 | 624 | #455 | 11 | #9,746 |
| 2012 | 648 | #429 | 12 | #9,228 |
| 2011 | 581 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 721 | #393 | 8 | #12,534 |
| 2009 | 861 | #358 | 10 | #10,857 |
| 2008 | 943 | #346 | 12 | #9,609 |
| 2007 | 909 | #349 | 16 | #7,809 |
| 2006 | 842 | #358 | 9 | #11,637 |
| 2005 | 723 | #396 | 9 | #11,105 |
| 2004 | 675 | #395 | 10 | #10,063 |
| 2003 | 678 | #388 | 14 | #7,677 |
| 2002 | 692 | #378 | 15 | #7,128 |
| 2001 | 695 | #377 | 20 | #5,620 |
| 2000 | 651 | #391 | 20 | #5,532 |
| 1999 | 623 | #396 | 15 | #6,563 |
| 1998 | 599 | #408 | 16 | #6,124 |
| 1997 | 532 | #428 | 19 | #5,258 |
| 1996 | 552 | #414 | 29 | #3,739 |
| 1995 | 489 | #462 | 24 | #4,242 |
| 1994 | 442 | #483 | 28 | #3,808 |
| 1993 | 446 | #473 | 28 | #3,796 |
| 1992 | 462 | #469 | 24 | #4,265 |
| 1991 | 510 | #439 | 39 | #2,945 |
| 1990 | 489 | #448 | 30 | #3,538 |
| 1989 | 539 | #401 | 29 | #3,493 |
| 1988 | 497 | #401 | 44 | #2,454 |
| 1987 | 514 | #376 | 37 | #2,672 |
| 1986 | 536 | #355 | 56 | #1,960 |
| 1985 | 614 | #325 | 52 | #2,053 |
| 1984 | 627 | #312 | 58 | #1,839 |
| 1983 | 651 | #303 | 50 | #2,028 |
| 1982 | 713 | #288 | 84 | #1,438 |
| 1981 | 830 | #259 | 76 | #1,561 |
| 1980 | 990 | #234 | 104 | #1,250 |
| 1979 | 1,264 | #189 | 119 | #1,126 |
| 1978 | 1,339 | #174 | 129 | #1,051 |
| 1977 | 1,496 | #159 | 162 | #884 |
| 1976 | 1,598 | #154 | 188 | #765 |
| 1975 | 1,955 | #132 | 201 | #730 |
| 1974 | 2,278 | #116 | 204 | #712 |
| 1973 | 2,703 | #96 | 238 | #636 |
| 1972 | 3,473 | #82 | 276 | #584 |
| 1971 | 4,292 | #68 | 324 | #555 |
| 1970 | 4,461 | #63 | 458 | #460 |
| 1969 | 4,282 | #66 | 528 | #416 |
| 1968 | 4,249 | #64 | 668 | #340 |
| 1967 | 4,620 | #60 | 729 | #324 |
| 1966 | 5,257 | #55 | 860 | #293 |
| 1965 | 5,480 | #60 | 1,089 | #262 |
| 1964 | 5,638 | #65 | 1,377 | #233 |
| 1963 | 6,329 | #59 | 1,424 | #231 |
| 1962 | 6,792 | #59 | 1,520 | #217 |
| 1961 | 7,204 | #57 | 1,568 | #215 |
| 1960 | 6,496 | #63 | 1,511 | #219 |
| 1959 | 5,678 | #71 | 1,409 | #225 |
| 1958 | 4,456 | #93 | 1,340 | #227 |
| 1957 | 3,252 | #119 | 1,020 | #273 |
| 1956 | 2,533 | #128 | 613 | #351 |
| 1955 | 2,193 | #139 | 453 | #416 |
| 1954 | 1,801 | #159 | 374 | #457 |
| 1953 | 1,579 | #168 | 334 | #466 |
| 1952 | 1,686 | #160 | 328 | #466 |
| 1951 | 1,474 | #172 | 278 | #491 |
| 1950 | 1,249 | #178 | 219 | #562 |
| 1949 | 1,389 | #168 | 241 | #532 |
| 1948 | 1,286 | #172 | 329 | #436 |
| 1947 | 1,116 | #185 | 322 | #456 |
| 1946 | 827 | #209 | 202 | #559 |
| 1945 | 551 | #242 | 129 | #643 |
| 1944 | 529 | #253 | 106 | #740 |
| 1943 | 447 | #292 | 102 | #768 |
| 1942 | 383 | #313 | 70 | #936 |
| 1941 | 321 | #327 | 44 | #1,122 |
| 1940 | 317 | #314 | 32 | #1,318 |
| 1939 | 246 | #357 | 30 | #1,352 |
| 1938 | 228 | #373 | 26 | #1,483 |
| 1937 | 196 | #398 | 26 | #1,457 |
| 1936 | 190 | #400 | 20 | #1,698 |
| 1935 | 182 | #404 | 19 | #1,794 |
| 1934 | 181 | #416 | 14 | #2,206 |
| 1933 | 142 | #470 | 17 | #1,918 |
| 1932 | 208 | #389 | 22 | #1,635 |
| 1931 | 154 | #455 | 15 | #2,124 |
| 1930 | 172 | #452 | 14 | #2,326 |
| 1929 | 171 | #452 | 16 | #2,110 |
| 1928 | 164 | #476 | 20 | #1,912 |
| 1927 | 153 | #491 | 15 | #2,352 |
| 1926 | 168 | #463 | 13 | #2,590 |
| 1925 | 182 | #445 | 7 | #4,092 |
| 1924 | 178 | #459 | 14 | #2,544 |
| 1923 | 155 | #494 | 14 | #2,487 |
| 1922 | 169 | #474 | 12 | #2,805 |
| 1921 | 147 | #510 | 6 | #4,573 |
| 1920 | 180 | #452 | 11 | #2,931 |
| 1919 | 128 | #526 | 7 | #3,896 |
| 1918 | 179 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 145 | #477 | 6 | #4,186 |
| 1916 | 148 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 145 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 126 | #428 | 8 | #2,675 |
| 1913 | 81 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 76 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 43 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 32 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 48 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 37 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 29 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 30 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 25 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 27 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 35 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 37 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 26 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 45 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 36 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 33 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 35 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 53 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 41 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 45 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 40 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 49 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 32 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 32 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 42 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 59 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 46 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 62 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 50 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 57 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 47 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 39 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 52 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 49 | #236 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chris reached #55 in 1966. As a girl name, it reached #215 in 1961. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chris
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.