The baby name Kris is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /krɪs/.
Kris is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Kris is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /krɪs/.
Kris is Greek in Origin.
Kris is a clipped, unisex form of several Christian-rooted names - Christopher, Christian/Kristian, and Kristina/Christine. These descend from Greek Christophoros, “Christ‑bearer,” and Latin Christianus, “a Christian; follower of Christ.” The K‑spelling spread through Germanic and Scandinavian languages, and in English- and Nordic‑speaking contexts Kris is also used independently. It should not be confused with the Malay/Indonesian word kris, the ceremonial dagger.
Recorded in the Anglophone world since the early 20th century, Kris rose notably in the 1960s–80s and today aligns with modern gender‑neutral preferences. Common variants include Chris, Kriss, and Krys; related formal names are Christopher/Kristopher, Christian/Kristian, and Christina/Christine (plus Kristina, Kristine, Kristin, Krista). Diminutives from the same family include Krissy/Kristy and Chrissy/Christy, with Kit or Topher for Christopher. C‑spellings dominate in English and Romance areas; K‑spellings prevail in Scandinavia and Central–Eastern Europe.
| Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson is an American actor and musician best known for his role in the film 'A Star is Born' alongside Barbra Streisand. He also gained fame for his songwriting, with hits like 'Me and Bobby McGee' and 'Help Me Make It Through the Night.' Born in 1936, Kristofferson's contributions to both music and film have left a lasting impact. | Kris Jenner Kris Jenner is best known as the matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner family and for her role in the reality TV series 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'. She has played a significant part in managing the careers of her children, including Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, turning them into global celebrities. | Kris Wu Kris Wu is a Canadian actor and singer who gained fame as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO. He is also known for his roles in films like 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage' and 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'. Wu has released popular songs such as 'Deserve' and 'Like That'. |
| Kris Marshall Kris Marshall is a British actor best known for his role as Nick Harper in the television series 'My Family'. He also starred in the romantic comedy film 'Love Actually' and played DI Humphrey Goodman in the crime drama series 'Death in Paradise'. | Kris Aquino Kris Aquino is a well-known Filipino actress and television host, often referred to as the 'Queen of All Media' in the Philippines. She gained fame for her roles in films like 'Feng Shui' and 'Sukob', and for hosting popular TV shows such as 'The Kris Aquino Show'. | Krisdayanti Krisdayanti is a well-known Indonesian singer and actress, famous for her powerful voice and dynamic performances. She gained widespread recognition with hit songs like 'Menghitung Hari' and 'Cinta'. Born in 1975, she has also appeared in several Indonesian films and television shows, solidifying her status as a prominent figure in the entertainment industry. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2010 | #1 | — | 751 |
| KR | Girls | 0 | #15 | 1 | 572 |
| NA | 0 | #30 | 4 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #33 | 5 | 1,051 | |
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 574 |
| MT | 0 | #36 | 8 | 1,767 | |
| ID | 0 | #37 | 3 | 2,238 | |
| MO | 0 | #44 | 9 | 2,706 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| PH | 0 | #57 | 40 | 5,607 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| AL | 0 | #69 | 8 | 2,372 | |
| BG | 0 | #75 | 8 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #79 | 8 | 3,857 | |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| LT | 0 | #84 | 5 | 949 | |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| QA | 0 | #88 | 13 | 7,011 | |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #90 | 3 | 865 |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #95 | 31 | 2,087 |
| TW | 0 | #95 | 9 | 4,523 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #106 | 3 | 1,564 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #108 | 24 | 4,130 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #111 | 4 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #114 | 8 | 6,215 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| KW | 0 | #115 | 7 | 5,216 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #117 | 569 | 6,459 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #121 | 5 | 3,755 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #123 | 16 | 1,888 |
| MU | 0 | #125 | 12 | 3,613 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #126 | 6 | 3,473 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #131 | 9 | 6,332 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #131 | 919 | 11,913 |
| GR | 0 | #132 | 4 | 3,911 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| CR | 0 | #134 | 25 | 5,526 | |
| PA | 0 | #134 | 5 | 3,797 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #135 | 3 | 1,651 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #149 | 3 | 4,216 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #149 | 3 | 2,166 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #149 | 5 | 3,773 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #152 | 25 | 4,064 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 2,277 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #155 | 67 | 3,850 |
| AE | 0 | #159 | 19 | 10,220 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #166 | 29 | 1,904 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #170 | 5 | 3,954 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #171 | 250 | 13,098 |
| RU | 0 | #171 | 19 | 3,641 | |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #173 | 6 | 2,508 |
| CZ | 0 | #176 | 10 | 3,154 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| HR | 0 | #179 | 3 | 2,081 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #180 | 44 | 5,842 |
| PL | 0 | #184 | 29 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #185 | 6 | 4,850 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #191 | 51 | 7,111 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #192 | 18 | 3,402 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #197 | 26 | 4,141 |
| DK | 0 | #198 | 9 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #205 | 14 | 4,970 |
| SG | 0 | #208 | 62 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #209 | 43 | 7,056 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #212 | 13 | 7,146 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #213 | 11 | 3,559 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #215 | 108 | 9,639 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| IR | 0 | #219 | 11 | 4,221 | |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #226 | 10 | 6,830 |
| Belgium | Boys | 1996 | #231 | 23 | 419 |
| PT | 0 | #235 | 12 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #235 | 42 | 8,139 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #236 | 23 | 3,997 |
| BD | 0 | #238 | 4 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #239 | 29 | 6,912 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #243 | 4 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #244 | 5 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #245 | 5 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #245 | 7 | 6,592 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #246 | 14 | 7,507 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #250 | 71 | 5,862 |
| NG | 0 | #250 | 15 | 5,926 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #251 | 75 | 7,401 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #251 | 22 | 6,876 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #255 | 62 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #256 | 94 | 8,829 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #256 | 3 | 3,650 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #260 | 39 | 5,122 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #261 | 98 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #261 | 125 | 11,440 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #265 | 78 | 5,378 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #272 | 18 | 6,578 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #276 | 14 | 3,687 |
| IL | 0 | #278 | 5 | 6,291 | |
| SA | 0 | #280 | 16 | 10,560 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #282 | 354 | 18,916 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #283 | 15 | 7,909 |
| HK | 0 | #288 | 61 | 8,483 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 13 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #300 | 7 | 2,588 |
| MY | 0 | #307 | 24 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #320 | 26 | 8,138 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #322 | 8 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #323 | 7 | 6,350 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #325 | 224 | 12,905 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #326 | 26 | 8,539 |
| GT | 0 | #331 | 8 | 5,948 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #333 | 5 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #333 | 7 | 7,570 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #334 | 209 | 11,342 |
| NL | 0 | #335 | 57 | 2,481 | |
| BR | 0 | #336 | 10 | 5,969 | |
| Germany | 0 | #339 | 101 | 2,542 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #339 | 16 | 5,096 |
| France | Girls | 1983 | #354 | 5 | 1,705 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #371 | 26 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #373 | 9 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #379 | 9 | 2,865 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #379 | 13 | 1,368 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #391 | 8 | 8,639 | |
| MX | 0 | #395 | 19 | 8,339 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #397 | 119 | 19,177 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #397 | 55 | 7,952 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #399 | 22 | 1,885 |
| BO | 0 | #402 | 7 | 6,868 | |
| CL | 0 | #402 | 10 | 6,867 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| Spain | 0 | #406 | 47 | 2,326 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #407 | 21 | 2,041 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #407 | 7 | 5,922 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #415 | 28 | 2,180 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #417 | 89 | 12,621 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #418 | 70 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #418 | 64 | 9,861 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #420 | 200 | 16,104 |
| ZA | 0 | #424 | 24 | 14,421 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #436 | 10 | 10,523 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #441 | 113 | 20,968 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #447 | 28 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #453 | 28 | 7,768 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #454 | 653 | 5,873 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #465 | 17 | 9,305 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #468 | 63 | 8,334 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #479 | 5 | 7,628 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #484 | 22 | 7,500 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #485 | 218 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #489 | 16 | 11,303 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #492 | 32 | 10,981 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #499 | 12 | 6,731 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #510 | 383 | 4,949 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #512 | 158 | 13,390 |
| BH | 0 | #515 | 39 | 17,937 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #516 | 35 | 12,054 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #520 | 21 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #536 | 17 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #553 | 9 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #572 | 21 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #584 | 34 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #589 | 23 | 9,488 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #590 | 10 | 8,289 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #591 | 439 | 5,561 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #591 | 17 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| LB | 0 | #631 | 28 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #640 | 68 | 18,093 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #647 | 36 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #648 | 20 | 13,071 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #651 | 4 | 13,121 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #651 | 330 | 16,906 |
| IT | 0 | #662 | 53 | 4,183 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #707 | 254 | 5,933 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #711 | 246 | 5,697 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #717 | 53 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #718 | 11 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #736 | 16 | 12,213 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #746 | 190 | 25,931 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #749 | 38 | 15,093 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #750 | 250 | 24,821 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #751 | 195 | 14,861 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #770 | 82 | 14,098 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #794 | 329 | 25,439 |
| TN | 0 | #812 | 18 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #816 | 63 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #823 | 98 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #824 | 107 | 5,610 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #824 | 160 | 16,355 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #835 | 47 | 17,948 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #844 | 362 | 17,781 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #845 | 97 | 12,708 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #855 | 32 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #861 | 32 | 7,044 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #872 | 210 | 16,140 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #909 | 8 | 8,487 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #929 | 31 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #960 | 42 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #975 | 118 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 141 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,048 | 81 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,062 | 418 | 10,046 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,072 | 105 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,115 | 27 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,133 | 317 | 9,415 |
| TR | 0 | #1,153 | 59 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,401 | 214 | 28,008 |
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