Criss
Criss is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Criss
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Criss is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Criss
As a girl name
Criss first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1947, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 14 Crisss were born — ranking #3,458 that year. As of 2026, Criss ranks #5,643 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 114 Crisss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Criss first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1918, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 40 Crisss were born — ranking #2,920 that year. As of 2026, Criss ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 592 Crisss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Criss
Criss is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 592 births in the dataset. Criss's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,920. Use the chart and map above to compare Criss'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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