US rank #8410 Unisex name Peak 2008 342 births

Khris — #8410 US boys' name

342 babies named Khris in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s561970s151980s161990s52000s1152010s982020s37
#8410
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Khris was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

30 babies were named Khris in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Khris

The Social Security Administration has registered 342 babies named Khris between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Khris currently holds the #8410 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 30 babies received it in a single year. Khris is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 46 additional births since 1957.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Khris performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Khris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Khris in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Khris 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 342 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.

Khris at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

342

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

2008

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,410

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Khris popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
30
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
010203040 20242018201120061997197219641960 11

Khris popularity over time — girls

46 total births recorded since 1957 (Khris as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 46 births
456789 19691965196419621961195919581957 5

Khris by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
115 births that decade — 34% of Khris's all-time total
1960s561970s151980s161990s52000s1152010s982020s37

Khris by state

Where Khris concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Khris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 3.5%
#2 New York
11 3.2%
#3 Texas
10 2.9%
California share of Khris's total US births 3.5%
Even split

12 of 342 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Khris?
342 babies have been named Khris since 1960. It currently ranks #8410 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 30 births.
When was Khris most popular?
Khris was most popular in the 2000s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Khris most popular?
The top states for the name Khris are California (12 births), New York (11 births), Texas (10 births).
Is Khris a unisex name?
Yes, Khris is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 342 births, and as a girl's name it has 46 births.
How long has the name Khris been used?
Khris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Khris?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Khristian, Khristopher, Khriz, Khrystian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1960–2024 (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.