Chrys
Chrystiano Gomes Ferraz, nicknamed Chrys, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays as a midfielder or striker. He retired from professional football in 2013.
Meaning & Origin of Chrys
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chrystiano Gomes Ferraz, nicknamed Chrys, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays as a midfielder or striker. He retired from professional football in 2013.
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The Story of Chrys
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Chrys as a girl name dates back to 1946, when 5 babies received it. 1953 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Chrys — #2,363 in the national rankings. About 60% of every Chrys on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Chrys last appeared in the published SSA data in 1973, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 194 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chrys first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2007, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 8 births, good for #8,766 nationwide. About 73% of every Chrys on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Chrys last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chrys
Chrys is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 194 births in the dataset. Chrys's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #2,363. Use the chart and map above to compare Chrys's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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