Kris Boy
How popular is Kris?
#3,180 boy name in 2025
37 baby boys were named Kris in the US in 2025, making it the 3180th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
Kris popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,180 for boys (▲ 342 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 37 boys, 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-37% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,252 in 2015, #2,139 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1962 (513 boys) |
| Highest rank | #343 in 1963 |
| First recorded | 1937 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 83% boys, 17% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kris counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cruz family of names ranked #238 for boys in 2025 (#240 the year before), with 1,583 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cruz | 1,025 | 65% |
| Kruz | 167 | 11% |
| Kross | 184 | 12% |
| Cross | 78 | 5% |
| Kris | 37 | 2% |
| Cruze | 37 | 2% |
| Kruze | 30 | 2% |
| Cris | 14 | 1% |
| Criss | 5 | 0% |
| Cruse | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kris is most popular
Babies named Kris per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)
Kris by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 11 | #3,112 |
| 1940s | 422 | #663 |
| 1950s | 2,634 | #361 |
| 1960s | 4,152 | #343 |
| 1970s | 3,681 | #377 |
| 1980s | 1,184 | #589 |
| 1990s | 667 | #1,206 |
| 2000s | 748 | #1,580 |
| 2010s | 646 | #1,823 |
| 2020s | 255 | #2,139 |
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Questions
- Is Kris a boy or girl name?
- Kris is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 83% of babies named Kris were boys.
- How popular is the name Kris?
- 37 baby boys were named Kris in the US in 2025, making it the 3180th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
- When was Kris most popular?
- Kris peaked in 1962, when 513 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #343 in 1963.
- How many people are named Kris?
- 27,971 babies have been named Kris in the US since 1880. We estimate about 24,300 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 59.
- Where is Kris most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kris was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.