Unisex name · since 1960
Khris
Khris has 347 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
347 babies have been named Khris since 1960, making it today's #12266 unisex name.
Khris has 347 recorded births among boys since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12266 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #9,802 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,266 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 347 born since 1960
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Khris ranks #9,802 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,266 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 347 born since 1960, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,266 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1960
- 2000s
- peak decade
Khris's 347 recorded births place it above 78.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Khris compares
347 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Khris's all-time total is 6% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Khris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 347 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Khris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Khris's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Khris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Khris popularity over time - girls
46 total births recorded since 1957 (Khris as girls' name)
Khris by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (115 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Khris's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Khris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
56 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 115 births (33% of all-time use).
Khris by state
Where Khris concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 3.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 2.9% |
12 of 347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Khris's data
- Khris's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (115 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Khriss (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Khris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Khris draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.