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.

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Kriss

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Name B

Kris

Boy name · Rank #3546

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Metric Kriss Kris
Current Rank Unranked #3546
Total Births (all years) 555 14,400
Peak Year 1963 1962
Peak Year Births 31 513
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1937

Births by Decade

Decade Kriss Kris
1930s - 11
1940s 6 422
1950s 127 2,634
1960s 194 4,152
1970s 73 3,681
1980s 33 1,184
1990s 28 667
2000s 64 748
2010s 24 646
2020s 6 255

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kriss Kris
2014 5 63
2015 - 59
2016 - 57
2017 - 74
2018 - 73
2019 6 83
2020 - 65
2021 6 59
2022 - 34
2023 - 28
2024 - 32
2025 - 37

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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