The baby name Chriss is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /krɪs/ ("KRISS").
The baby name Chriss is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /krɪs/ ("KRISS").
Chriss is in Origin.
Chriss is a modern, stylized variant of Chris, pronounced KRISS, used as a short form for a cluster of Christian names: Christopher, Christian, Christina, and Christine. Its linguistic roots trace to Greek Christos "anointed" and Christophoros "bearer of Christ," so the name can signify either "Christ-bearer" (via Christopher) or "a Christian/follower of Christ" (via Christian/Christine). The double-s spelling arose in the 20th century alongside creative respellings of familiar nicknames and remains most common in English-speaking countries.
Usage is unisex but leans masculine, following the dominance of Christopher in the late 20th century; as with Chris, it functions both as an independent given name and as a nickname on documents. Related forms and variants include Chris, Cris, Criss, Kris, Khris, and Krys; longer cognates include Christopher/Kristopher, Christian/Kristian, Christine/Kristine, Christina/Kristina, and Christos. Diminutives such as Topher or Tina typically derive from the longer forms rather than Chriss itself.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #240 | 7 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #245 | 4 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #248 | 6 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #266 | 8 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| MY | 0 | #321 | 10 | 12,352 | |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #326 | 10 | 6,459 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #335 | 11 | 8,138 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #336 | 3 | 5,948 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #402 | 7 | 11,440 |
| France | Boys | 2015 | #404 | 3 | 2,851 |
| BO | 0 | #405 | 4 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #407 | 7 | 5,922 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #415 | 28 | 2,180 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #427 | 48 | 7,625 |
| CL | 0 | #429 | 6 | 6,867 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #437 | 9 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #468 | 7 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #470 | 12 | 9,305 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #476 | 12 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 6 | 7,628 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #514 | 5 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #527 | 24 | 12,054 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #566 | 27 | 9,244 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #581 | 85 | 13,390 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #638 | 21 | 13,263 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #782 | 4 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #788 | 165 | 5,697 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #818 | 21 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #819 | 11 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #822 | 30 | 14,098 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #833 | 46 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #866 | 55 | 15,656 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #883 | 10 | 7,044 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #886 | 97 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #908 | 44 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #908 | 36 | 14,861 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #935 | 17 | 5,873 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #946 | 49 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #967 | 213 | 25,619 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #985 | 8 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 8 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,054 | 25 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,062 | 50 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,101 | 28 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,121 | 21 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,136 | 48 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,430 | 17 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,441 | 31 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Chriss is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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