Is Kris a boy or girl name?
Kris is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 32 boys were named Kris, so 20% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 48.6% of the 27,925 US babies named Kris were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,556
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,636
- Babies named Kris since 1937
- 27,925
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 1,387 babies
Boys and girls named Kris, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 422 | 503 | 54.4% |
| 1950s | 2,634 | 2,891 | 52.3% |
| 1960s | 4,152 | 7,158 | 63.3% |
| 1970s | 3,681 | 2,009 | 35.3% |
| 1980s | 1,184 | 462 | 28.1% |
| 1990s | 667 | 216 | 24.5% |
| 2000s | 748 | 120 | 13.8% |
| 2010s | 645 | 159 | 19.8% |
| 2020s | 218 | 45 | 17.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | #3,556 | 8 | #11,636 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,947 | 9 | #10,763 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,442 | 5 | #16,600 |
| 2021 | 59 | #2,340 | 10 | #9,967 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,156 | 13 | #8,208 |
| 2019 | 83 | #1,835 | 12 | #8,861 |
| 2018 | 73 | #2,008 | 14 | #7,978 |
| 2017 | 74 | #1,947 | 15 | #7,660 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,320 | 16 | #7,444 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,287 | 24 | #5,582 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,170 | 17 | #7,165 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,191 | 19 | #6,603 |
| 2012 | 72 | #1,976 | 11 | #10,100 |
| 2011 | 55 | #2,330 | 15 | #8,008 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,493 | 16 | #7,735 |
| 2009 | 102 | #1,587 | 15 | #8,260 |
| 2008 | 80 | #1,835 | 13 | #9,272 |
| 2007 | 82 | #1,787 | 11 | #10,510 |
| 2006 | 87 | #1,652 | 10 | #11,059 |
| 2005 | 73 | #1,796 | 12 | #9,185 |
| 2004 | 63 | #1,945 | 18 | #6,645 |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,973 | 12 | #8,807 |
| 2002 | 72 | #1,656 | 16 | #6,887 |
| 2001 | 74 | #1,608 | 6 | #14,500 |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,887 | 7 | #12,523 |
| 1999 | 55 | #1,812 | 12 | #7,990 |
| 1998 | 63 | #1,656 | 13 | #7,345 |
| 1997 | 60 | #1,665 | 23 | #4,596 |
| 1996 | 65 | #1,545 | 21 | #4,819 |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,484 | 22 | #4,615 |
| 1994 | 67 | #1,446 | 14 | #6,504 |
| 1993 | 66 | #1,439 | 25 | #4,173 |
| 1992 | 86 | #1,215 | 26 | #4,025 |
| 1991 | 61 | #1,460 | 30 | #3,583 |
| 1990 | 79 | #1,246 | 30 | #3,576 |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,274 | 28 | #3,615 |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,036 | 29 | #3,352 |
| 1987 | 100 | #945 | 34 | #2,880 |
| 1986 | 92 | #957 | 24 | #3,598 |
| 1985 | 98 | #921 | 37 | #2,622 |
| 1984 | 121 | #793 | 35 | #2,647 |
| 1983 | 111 | #831 | 52 | #1,977 |
| 1982 | 125 | #790 | 57 | #1,886 |
| 1981 | 159 | #686 | 70 | #1,652 |
| 1980 | 214 | #591 | 96 | #1,324 |
| 1979 | 299 | #476 | 103 | #1,247 |
| 1978 | 380 | #397 | 131 | #1,043 |
| 1977 | 398 | #395 | 110 | #1,151 |
| 1976 | 298 | #453 | 110 | #1,100 |
| 1975 | 323 | #439 | 141 | #922 |
| 1974 | 416 | #379 | 167 | #809 |
| 1973 | 356 | #416 | 215 | #692 |
| 1972 | 399 | #395 | 273 | #587 |
| 1971 | 397 | #405 | 322 | #556 |
| 1970 | 415 | #392 | 437 | #470 |
| 1969 | 365 | #415 | 529 | #415 |
| 1968 | 282 | #458 | 598 | #371 |
| 1967 | 319 | #426 | 724 | #326 |
| 1966 | 357 | #397 | 870 | #289 |
| 1965 | 409 | #384 | 978 | #277 |
| 1964 | 433 | #380 | 940 | #302 |
| 1963 | 504 | #344 | 734 | #350 |
| 1962 | 513 | #347 | 590 | #389 |
| 1961 | 503 | #355 | 619 | #388 |
| 1960 | 467 | #364 | 576 | #398 |
| 1959 | 468 | #361 | 590 | #390 |
| 1958 | 438 | #371 | 568 | #385 |
| 1957 | 358 | #410 | 419 | #462 |
| 1956 | 267 | #464 | 302 | #539 |
| 1955 | 239 | #474 | 260 | #567 |
| 1954 | 204 | #508 | 187 | #684 |
| 1953 | 193 | #502 | 158 | #723 |
| 1952 | 216 | #472 | 154 | #718 |
| 1951 | 145 | #574 | 149 | #716 |
| 1950 | 106 | #675 | 104 | #871 |
| 1949 | 107 | #666 | 94 | #915 |
| 1948 | 94 | #690 | 116 | #803 |
| 1947 | 60 | #902 | 101 | #876 |
| 1946 | 53 | #917 | 69 | #1,020 |
| 1945 | 26 | #1,314 | 45 | #1,180 |
| 1944 | 36 | #1,117 | 33 | #1,417 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,671 | 16 | #2,307 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,823 | 13 | #2,602 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,414 | 8 | #3,401 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,584 | 8 | #3,362 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,298 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,802 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kris reached #344 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #277 in 1965. 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 Kris
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.