unisex name

Kriss

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 1,135

Scotland

#768

2008 births

Kriss is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 34% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2021 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1963, when 58 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1948.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kriss over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

401
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Kriss by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 21
1950s 240
1960s 401
1970s 110
1980s 33
1990s 28
2000s 69
2010s 24
2020s (to 2021) 6

How popular is Kriss?

In 2021, Kriss was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kriss is used

Scotland #768 3 in 2008
England & Wales #5,942 3 in 2013
France #6,855 5 in 2023
United States #12,011 6 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kriss

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kriss also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kriss over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kriss

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kriss — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kriss

How popular is the name Kriss?

In 2021, Kriss was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kriss a girl's or a boy's name?

Kriss is used for both girls and boys. About 34% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Kriss?

Kriss has 1 syllable.

When was Kriss most popular?

Kriss peaked in 1963, when 58 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.