What does Chris mean?

Chris means "Christian, follower"

How do we pronounce Chris?

Chris \(c)hris, ch-r-is\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Chris used, but less often, as a what does the name girl name mean. Its pronunciation is as KRihS 1.

1 Pronunciation for Chris: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Chris?

Chris is used predominantly in the English and Greek languages, and it is derived from Latin and Old Greek origins. From the short form of other given names, but now used as an independent name in its own right. In addition, Chris is a short form (English) of the name Christian meaning and origin (English, French, German, and Scandinavian). Chris a short form (English and Greek) of the name Christopher meaning (English). Chris has 11 variants. Other versions Chriss name variations, Chrissy pronounciation, Christ pronounciation, name Chrys, baby name Chryss, baby name Cris, meaning of Criss, Crist meaning of name, Cryss name variations, name Kris origin, and name Krys. Chris is a classic favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use in the past. The name's popularity rose from the 1910s up to the 1960s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1961 with 0.334% of baby boys being given the name Chris. Its ranking then was #57. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was only 0.035% and its ranking #395. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Chris, Christopher pronounciation was the most frequently used. In 2010, its use outnumbered Chris' by 20 times. Chris has in the past century been predominantly given to baby boys. In 1977, 9 times as many baby boys than girls were given the name Chris.

The following famous people share the name Chris:

  • Actor Chris Farley, born 15 February 1964 - 18 December 1997, Madison, Wisconsin
  • Author Chris Van Allsburg, born 18 June 1949, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Comedian Chris Rock, born 7 February 1966, Georgetown, South Carolina
  • Mountaineer Chris Bonington, born Christian John Storey Bonington, 6 August 1934, Hampstead, London, England
  • Rock Bandmember Chris Martin, London, England
  • Singer Chris Brown, born 5 May 1989, Tappahannock, Virginia
  • Singer Chris De Burgh, born Christopher John Davison, 15 October 1948, Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
  • TV presenter Chris Tarrant, born Christopher John Tarrant, 10 October 1946, Reading, Berkshire, England.

List of baby names that sound like Chris:

name Chriss origin, what does the name Chrys mean (English), what does the name Chryss mean, Cris meaning and origin (English and Spanish), short names for Criss, baby name Cryss, baby name Kris (English, Scandinavian, and German), name Kriss origin (English, German, and Latvian), Cars name, Chorche meaning of name (Aragonese), nicknames for Cork, name Corke, meaning of Craeg, Craege meaning, name Crag origin, name Crage meaning, name Crayge meaning, Creak meaning of name, name Creake, and Creek name popularity.

The baby name Chris fun facts:

The name Chris in reverse order is "Sirhc".

The numerological value of the name Chris is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Chris?

Chris is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.03%
20130.03%
20120.03%
20110.03%
20100.04%
20090.04%
20080.05%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames