Chris Name Popularity

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How popular is Chris?

Ranking 614th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Chris is less frequently given.

Currently in the top 1000, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #55 in 1966.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1961 with 7,207 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Chris in any given year was 25 in 1905.

Chris, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1905-1918, 1929-1932, and 1935-1961, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1969-1982, and 2007-2011.

Chris's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Chris be?

Chris's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Chris has dropped.

The name Chris still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Chris has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Chris (Girl)		Chris (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		6	14,092	437	614
2017		5	16,345	457	593
2016		6	14,699	513	559
2015		8	12,054	566	507
2014		7	13,348	538	520
2013		11	9,734	621	455
2012		12	9,219	647	429
2011		< 5	--	580	460
2010		8	12,521	716	395
2009		10	10,850	860	358
2008		11	10,227	941	347
2007		16	7,804	907	350
2006		9	11,632	840	358
2005		9	11,102	722	396
2004		10	10,059	674	395
2003		14	7,673	678	387
2002		15	7,125	688	378
2001		20	5,621	696	377
2000		20	5,530	651	391
1999		15	6,561	623	396
1998		16	6,123	599	408
1997		19	5,256	532	428
1996		29	3,737	551	414
1995		23	4,374	488	462
1994		28	3,806	441	484
1993		28	3,796	445	473
1992		24	4,264	462	469
1991		39	2,944	511	436
1990		30	3,537	487	448
1989		29	3,494	539	401
1988		44	2,453	494	402
1987		37	2,671	512	378
1986		56	1,959	535	355
1985		52	2,053	609	325
1984		58	1,839	624	312
1983		50	2,028	647	303
1982		84	1,438	714	288
1981		76	1,561	831	259
1980		104	1,250	988	234
1979		119	1,126	1,266	189
1978		129	1,050	1,338	174
1977		162	884	1,494	160
1976		188	765	1,601	154
1975		201	730	1,963	130
1974		204	712	2,279	116
1973		239	634	2,706	96
1972		275	584	3,479	81
1971		324	555	4,294	68
1970		458	460	4,466	63
1969		528	416	4,287	66
1968		669	340	4,252	64
1967		728	325	4,621	60
1966		860	293	5,256	55
1965		1,089	262	5,483	60
1964		1,377	233	5,638	65
1963		1,423	231	6,337	59
1962		1,521	218	6,784	59
1961		1,568	215	7,207	57
1960		1,509	219	6,499	63
1959		1,408	225	5,672	72
1958		1,342	226	4,454	93
1957		1,020	273	3,254	120
1956		612	354	2,531	128
1955		455	414	2,186	140
1954		374	456	1,799	159
1953		334	467	1,579	168
1952		328	466	1,687	160
1951		278	491	1,474	173
1950		219	563	1,249	178
1949		241	532	1,389	168
1948		329	436	1,286	172
1947		322	456	1,116	185
1946		202	559	827	209
1945		129	643	551	242
1944		106	740	529	253
1943		102	768	447	291
1942		70	936	383	313
1941		44	1,122	321	327
1940		32	1,319	317	314
1939		30	1,352	246	357
1938		26	1,483	228	373
1937		26	1,458	197	395
1936		20	1,697	190	399
1935		19	1,794	181	407
1934		14	2,206	180	416
1933		17	1,919	142	469
1932		22	1,636	208	390
1931		15	2,124	154	456
1930		14	2,326	172	451
1929		16	2,110	171	452
1928		20	1,911	164	476
1927		15	2,352	153	491
1926		13	2,589	168	463
1925		7	4,091	182	445
1924		14	2,544	178	459
1923		14	2,487	155	494
1922		12	2,805	169	474
1921		6	4,573	147	510
1920		11	2,931	180	452
1919		7	3,896	128	526
1918		< 5	--	179	445
1917		6	4,186	145	477
1916		< 5	--	148	471
1915		< 5	--	145	456
1914		8	2,675	126	428
1913		< 5	--	81	483
1912		< 5	--	76	451
1911		< 5	--	43	446
1910		< 5	--	32	493
1909		< 5	--	48	334
1908		< 5	--	37	384
1907		< 5	--	29	429
1906		< 5	--	30	395
1905		< 5	--	25	432
1904		< 5	--	27	401
1903		< 5	--	35	318
1902		< 5	--	37	321
1901		< 5	--	26	361
1900		< 5	--	45	314
1899		< 5	--	36	291
1898		< 5	--	33	335
1897		< 5	--	35	311
1896		< 5	--	53	250
1895		< 5	--	41	276
1894		< 5	--	45	260
1893		< 5	--	40	276
1892		< 5	--	49	253
1891		< 5	--	32	291
1890		< 5	--	32	302
1889		< 5	--	42	253
1888		< 5	--	59	229
1887		< 5	--	46	239
1886		< 5	--	62	214
1885		< 5	--	50	233
1884		< 5	--	57	219
1883		< 5	--	47	229
1882		< 5	--	39	273
1881		< 5	--	52	211
1880		< 5	--	49	236

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.