Kriss vs Kristopher

Side-by-side comparison of Kriss and Kristopher — 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

Kristopher

Boy name · Rank #1170

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Metric Kriss Kristopher
Current Rank Unranked #1170
Total Births (all years) 555 63,075
Peak Year 1963 1978
Peak Year Births 31 2,525
Peak Decade 1960ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1947

Births by Decade

Decade Kriss Kristopher
1940ss 6 23
1950ss 127 426
1960ss 194 1,629
1970ss 73 13,883
1980ss 33 20,068
1990ss 28 13,774
2000ss 64 7,752
2010ss 24 4,391
2020ss 6 1,129

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kriss Kristopher
2014 5 465
2015 — 466
2016 — 350
2017 — 377
2018 — 315
2019 6 308
2020 — 277
2021 6 243
2022 — 222
2023 — 210
2024 — 177

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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