Kriss
Kriss is a given name. People with that name include:Kriss Akabusi, British athlete and broadcaster Kriss Brining. British rugby league player Kriss Donald (1988–2004), UK murder victim Krišs Kārkliņš, Latvian soccer player Kriss Sheridan, Polish-American singer Kriss Turner, U.S. screenwriter
Meaning & Origin of Kriss
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kriss is a given name. People with that name include:Kriss Akabusi, British athlete and broadcaster Kriss Brining. British rugby league player Kriss Donald (1988–2004), UK murder victim Krišs Kārkliņš, Latvian soccer player Kriss Sheridan, Polish-American singer Kriss Turner, U.S. screenwriter
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The Story of Kriss
As a girl name
Kriss first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1948, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 27 Krisss were born — ranking #2,306 that year. As of 2026, Kriss ranks #17,501 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 377 Krisss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kriss first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1949, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 31 Krisss were born — ranking #1,403 that year. As of 2026, Kriss ranks #10,791 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 555 Krisss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kriss
Kriss is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 555 births in the dataset. Kriss's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #1,403. Use the chart and map above to compare Kriss'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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