NameTides

Chris

Chris was the #646 boys' name in the US in 2025 (431 babies), and #914 in England & Wales and #741 in Canada.

Chris as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Chris as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Chris as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#646 (431)#914 (34)——#432 (8)#741 (36)
2024#651 (424)#1,132 (25)——#520 (6)#686 (39)
2023#773 (330)#843 (38)#533 (5)—#516 (6)#710 (36)
2022#668 (408)#925 (33)#522 (5)—#657 (4)#530 (52)
2021#658 (412)#1,078 (26)——#364 (10)#530 (54)
2020#676 (382)#898 (32)——#402 (9)#517 (51)
2019#570 (490)#1,056 (26)—#418 (3)#402 (9)#439 (66)
2018#610 (440)#870 (35)#704 (3)—#471 (7)#419 (71)
2017#595 (459)#888 (35)#602 (4)—#374 (10)#596 (44)
2016#559 (514)#790 (41)#532 (5)—#491 (6)#472 (61)
2015#506 (569)#790 (40)#588 (4)—#554 (5)#469 (61)
2014#519 (539)#935 (31)#533 (5)—#609 (4)#509 (55)
2013#455 (624)#676 (49)#466 (6)—#338 (12)#598 (45)
2012#429 (648)#754 (43)#500 (5)#346 (4)#401 (9)#429 (65)
2011#460 (581)#681 (47)#544 (4)—#387 (10)#634 (39)

Chris as a girl’s name

  • US
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Chris as a girl’s name, US, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020
Chris as a girl’s name, US, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSScotlandCanada
2024#12,161 (7)——
2023#7,640 (14)——
2022#13,592 (6)——
2021#9,562 (10)——
2020#10,250 (9)——
2018#13,793 (6)——
2017#15,902 (5)——
2016#14,331 (6)——
2015#11,835 (8)——
2014#13,069 (7)——
2013#9,612 (11)——
2012#9,109 (12)——
2010#12,276 (8)——
2009#10,679 (10)——
2008#9,476 (12)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1961 at #57.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,000uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Chris is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,300 to 1 in 5,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Chris by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,023ILMichigan: #829MINew York: #407NYMassachusetts: #438MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #389NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #493IAIndiana: #431INOhio: #940OHPennsylvania: #489PANew Jersey: #469NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #615CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #648MOKentucky: #345KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #875VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #672AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #592TNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #552OKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #730TXFlorida: #284FL
Chris (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#55921

Chris (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ChrisCanadaGirls—too few
ChrisCanadaBoys#74136
ChrisEngland & WalesBoys#91434
ChrisIrelandBoys#4328
ChrisNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ChrisNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ChrisScotlandGirls—too few
ChrisScotlandBoys—too few
ChrisUSGirls—too few
ChrisUSBoys#646431