Is Cris a boy or girl name?
Cris is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 15 boys were named Cris, so 28.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 26.6% of the 4,113 US babies named Cris were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,942
- Girl rank, 2024
- #13,810
- Babies named Cris since 1885
- 4,113
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 190 babies
Boys and girls named Cris, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 22 | 5 | 18.5% |
| 1940s | 159 | 42 | 20.9% |
| 1950s | 625 | 395 | 38.7% |
| 1960s | 806 | 458 | 36.2% |
| 1970s | 361 | 135 | 27.2% |
| 1980s | 190 | 30 | 13.6% |
| 1990s | 176 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 306 | 23 | 7% |
| 2010s | 229 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 84 | 6 | 6.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | #5,942 | 6 | #13,810 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,479 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,327 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,785 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,626 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,866 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,361 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,497 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,602 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,319 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,912 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,206 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,732 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 38 | #3,006 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,731 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,349 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,757 | 6 | #15,840 |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,726 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 42 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,099 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,170 | 7 | #13,070 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,055 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,745 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,526 | 5 | #15,885 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,444 | 5 | #15,577 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,877 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,872 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,712 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,940 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,212 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,165 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,531 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,734 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,351 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,013 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,987 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,567 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,802 | 5 | #11,309 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,845 | 5 | #11,008 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,720 | 6 | #9,379 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,861 | 5 | #10,829 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,064 | 9 | #6,915 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,396 | 11 | #5,826 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,216 | 10 | #6,039 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 35 | #1,544 | 7 | #7,445 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,077 | 14 | #4,398 |
| 1974 | 41 | #1,337 | 15 | #4,068 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,405 | 19 | #3,364 |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,264 | 10 | #5,176 |
| 1971 | 54 | #1,113 | 18 | #3,538 |
| 1970 | 62 | #1,034 | 31 | #2,405 |
| 1969 | 60 | #992 | 28 | #2,463 |
| 1968 | 57 | #973 | 21 | #2,807 |
| 1967 | 56 | #971 | 35 | #1,983 |
| 1966 | 83 | #801 | 29 | #2,199 |
| 1965 | 69 | #882 | 49 | #1,600 |
| 1964 | 81 | #847 | 60 | #1,462 |
| 1963 | 84 | #826 | 49 | #1,629 |
| 1962 | 96 | #776 | 46 | #1,675 |
| 1961 | 105 | #751 | 66 | #1,378 |
| 1960 | 115 | #725 | 75 | #1,269 |
| 1959 | 99 | #769 | 63 | #1,351 |
| 1958 | 96 | #756 | 57 | #1,409 |
| 1957 | 74 | #879 | 67 | #1,292 |
| 1956 | 67 | #910 | 42 | #1,640 |
| 1955 | 63 | #944 | 41 | #1,601 |
| 1954 | 56 | #998 | 25 | #2,130 |
| 1953 | 46 | #1,078 | 38 | #1,588 |
| 1952 | 66 | #866 | 27 | #1,946 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,222 | 25 | #1,973 |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,578 | 10 | #3,473 |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,230 | 16 | #2,537 |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,109 | 10 | #3,398 |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,565 | 10 | #3,498 |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,897 | 6 | #4,530 |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,676 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,756 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,378 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,243 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,772 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,361 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,753 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,082 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,343 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,975 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,536 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,950 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,826 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,242 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,340 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #971 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cris reached #725 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #1,269 in 1960. 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 Cris
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.