Kriss vs Kristian

Side-by-side comparison of Kriss and Kristian — 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

Kristian

Boy name · Rank #1124

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Metric Kriss Kristian
Current Rank Unranked #1124
Total Births (all years) 555 20,627
Peak Year 1963 1997
Peak Year Births 31 614
Peak Decade 1960ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1942

Births by Decade

Decade Kriss Kristian
1940ss 6 24
1950ss 127 141
1960ss 194 555
1970ss 73 2,363
1980ss 33 1,717
1990ss 28 5,194
2000ss 64 5,596
2010ss 24 3,865
2020ss 6 1,172

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kriss Kristian
2014 5 400
2015 — 375
2016 — 358
2017 — 346
2018 — 326
2019 6 289
2020 — 279
2021 6 252
2022 — 238
2023 — 214
2024 — 189

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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