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
- Latvian
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Latvian
The Story of Kriss
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kriss as a girl name dates back to 1948, when 10 babies received it. 1963 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Kriss — #2,306 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Krisss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2008 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. 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
American parents first put Kriss on the record books as a boy name in 1949, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 31 Krisss were born — ranking #1,403 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Krisss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 555 Krisss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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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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