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 [ 1 syll. (c)hris, ch-r-is ] The boy name Chris is also used, but less often, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KRIHS KEY. Chris is used predominantly in the English language, and it is derived from Latin and Old Greek origins. From the short form of other given names, but now used as an independent name in its own right. The name Kris (English, Scandinavian, and German) is a variant of Chris. In addition, Chris is a short form (English) of the name Christian (English, French, German, and Scandinavian). Chris is also a short form of the name Christopher (English). Chris is a classic favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use in the past. The name's popularity rose from the 1910s up to the 1960s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1961 with 0.334% of baby boys being given the name Chris. Its ranking then was #57. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2008, its usage was only 0.043% and its ranking #348. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Chris, Christopher (English) was the most frequently used. In 2008, its use outnumbered Chris' by 19 times. Chris has in the past century been predominantly given to boys. In 1977, 9 times as many boys than girls were given the name Chris. Baby names that sound like Chris include Cris (English and Spanish), Kris (English, Scandinavian, and German), Kriss (English, German, and Latvian), Craig (English and Scottish), Cruz (English, Portuguese, and Spanish), Kerk (English), Kers, Kirk (English), Kreig (English), Krys (Polish), Kyrk (English), Quirce (Spanish), Karcsi (Hungarian), Kerrick (English), Kerrik (English), Kersey (English), Kraig (English), Kreso (Slavic), Krisus (Latvian), and Kûrush (Iranian). Details of famous persons named Chris: KEY: Pronunciation for Chris: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
