Chris
4 countries#646 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Chris was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
170,417 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #646 · peaked in 1961 with 8,774 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Ohio, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
5,473 births recorded 1954–2022 · currently #602 · peaked in 2011 with 208 births
Most common in: Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-d'Oise, Hauts-de-Seine, Guadeloupe
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
290 births recorded 1975–2023 · peaked in 1988 with 16 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
26 births recorded 1997–2019 · peaked in 2005 with 5 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Chris’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #358 | — |
| 2007 | #349 | ↑9 |
| 2008 | #346 | ↑3 |
| 2009 | #358 | ↓12 |
| 2010 | #393 | ↓35 |
| 2011 | #460 | ↓67 |
| 2012 | #429 | ↑31 |
| 2013 | #455 | ↓26 |
| 2014 | #519 | ↓64 |
| 2015 | #506 | ↑13 |
| 2016 | #559 | ↓53 |
| 2017 | #595 | ↓36 |
| 2018 | #610 | ↓15 |
| 2019 | #570 | ↑40 |
| 2020 | #676 | ↓106 |
| 2021 | #658 | ↑18 |
| 2022 | #668 | ↓10 |
| 2023 | #773 | ↓105 |
| 2024 | #651 | ↑122 |
| 2025 | #646 | ↑5 |
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