Recorded 1946–1973 Unisex name Peak 1953 194 births

Chrys — unisex name

194 babies named Chrys in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

194 girls have been named Chrys since 1946, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1973.

194
total births
1946–1973
years on record
1950s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Chrys was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

20 babies were named Chrys in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chrys

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Chrys between 1946 and 1973, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chrys currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 20 babies received it in a single year. Chrys is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 26 additional births since 2007.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chrys performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chrys shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chrys in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chrys in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 194 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chrys at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

194

Since 1946

28 years of records

Peak year

1953

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1946

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1973

Chrys popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1946

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1953)
20
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Chrys popularity over time — boys

26 total births recorded since 2007 (Chrys as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
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Chrys by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
117 births that decade — 60% of Chrys's all-time total
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Chrys by state

Where Chrys concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chrys
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Chrys's total US births 2.6%

5 of 194 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chrys?
194 babies have been named Chrys since 1946. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1953 with 20 births.
When was Chrys most popular?
Chrys was most popular in the 1950s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Chrys most popular?
The top states for the name Chrys are California (5 births).
Is Chrys a unisex name?
Yes, Chrys is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 194 births, and as a boy's name it has 26 births.
How long has the name Chrys been used?
Chrys has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 28 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Chrys?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Christine, Christina, Christy, Christie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.