Kriss vs Kris

Side-by-side comparison of Kriss and Kris — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kriss

Boy name

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Name B

Kris

Boy name · Rank #3535

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Metric Kriss Kris
Current Rank Unranked #3535
Total Births (all years) 555 14,362
Peak Year 1963 1962
Peak Year Births 31 513
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1937

Births by Decade

Decade Kriss Kris
1930ss — 11
1940ss 6 422
1950ss 127 2,634
1960ss 194 4,152
1970ss 73 3,681
1980ss 33 1,184
1990ss 28 667
2000ss 64 748
2010ss 24 645
2020ss 6 218

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kriss Kris
2014 5 63
2015 — 58
2016 — 57
2017 — 74
2018 — 73
2019 6 83
2020 — 65
2021 6 59
2022 — 34
2023 — 28
2024 — 32

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1949–2021.

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