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Unisex name

Cris

/ˈkɹɪs/ · 27% girls, 73% boys · 14 born in 2025

Cris has been given to about 4,127 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈkɹɪs/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,475
Median age today60 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cris per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 190
  • Born in 202514
  • All time4,127

How popular is Cris?

Its best year was 1960, when 190 babies were given the name, ranking 1269th. The typical living American called Cris is about 60 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Cris

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kris0.95
  2. Chris0.74
  3. Iris0.74
  4. Karis0.73
  5. Aris0.74
  6. Krish0.71
  7. Curtis0.68
  8. Doris0.62

Middle names for Cris

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cris Alice0.78
  2. Cris Opal0.77
  3. Cris Noelle0.77
  4. Cris Belle0.77
  5. Cris Ivy0.74
  6. Cris Frances0.74

Sibling names for Cris

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.82
  2. Rockybrother · 0.82
  3. Pennysister · 0.80
  4. Laurelsister · 0.78
  5. Barronbrother · 0.78
  6. Jaybrother · 0.76

Where Cris is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Cris Evans0.73
  2. Cris Edwards0.73
  3. Cris Anderson0.73
  4. Cris Allen0.73
  5. Cris Adams0.73
  6. Cris Walker0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Cris

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Cris across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.