Kriss
Masculine
Kriss is given to both — 555 boys and 377 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Kriss is Kris with a doubled s, a short form of Christopher and Kristen that stands on its own. It leans to boys without settling there, and it has a crisp, one-syllable sound.
How old is the name Kriss?
Kriss first appears in US birth records in 1949 — 76 years ago. The typical Kriss alive today was born around 1965, making them about 60 years old. About 500 people named Kriss are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Kriss most popular?
Kriss peaked in 1963, reaching #1403 nationally. See the whole 1963 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Christopher / Kristen to Kriss
The story of Kriss
Kris came into American use as a short form serving boys and girls alike. The doubled s is best known from Kriss Kross, a pair of Atlanta boys, both named Chris, who had a huge hit with Jump and made a fashion of wearing their clothes backward. No record says why families chose the double s for a child's name, but the spelling looks brisk and deliberate.
Meaningscholars disagree
a short form of Christopher or Kristen
Kris shortens Christopher, bearer of Christ, for boys and Kristen or Kristine for girls. Kriss doubles the s, and the record does not say why.
How the name formed
- Christopher / Kristen
- Kris
- Kriss
Pronouncing Kriss
KRIS
One syllable.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1949
- Most boys named
- 196331 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1403reached in 1963
- Change vs 2019
- 0.0%6 in 2021, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Krisss among us
people named Kriss are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Kriss sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is short and easy to say.
- It works for a boy or a girl.
- People will write Kris or Chris.
- It leans to boys in the record; a girl named Kriss may be taken for a boy on paper.
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Frequently asked
- How many Krisss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Kriss are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Kriss in 2025?
- Kriss is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Kriss with classmates?
- Kriss will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More K names
The most-given names starting with K, all years combined.
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