Kriss
Boy · KRIS · Greek
Kriss is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “Christ-bearer or follower of Christ”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kriss mean?
Greek: spelling of Chris; short form of Christopher or Christian
“Christ-bearer or follower of Christ”
A short form of Christopher or Christian, both built on the Greek christos, anointed.
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- KRIS
Meaning borrowed from Chris. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kriss a girl's or a boy's name?
Kriss is a boys' name.
How popular is Kriss in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7 boys.
Kriss in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 2 | #4,818 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 2 | #3,878 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 2 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Kriss in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1963, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 1949.
Half of all the boys named Kriss in the US since 1880 were born between 1960 and 1984, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1968, 63% of the babies named Kriss in the US were girls.
Kriss in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,444 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,962 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,624 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,728 |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,402 |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,478 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,147 |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,485 |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,619 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,176 |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,261 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,047 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,886 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,370 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,110 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,296 |
Names like Kriss
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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