How Many People Are Named Kris?
An estimated 23,594 people in the United States have the first name Kris. It is used for both genders, with 51.4% male. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Kris peaked in popularity in 1965 with 1,387 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kris as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kris paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kris is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Kris has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
23,594
About 1 in 14,527 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
51.4% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1965
1,387 births
Total Registered
27,925
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kris
Kris is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (51.4%) and females (48.6%). Out of 27,925 total births registered, 14,362 were male and 13,563 were female.
Kris as a male name
Ranked #3,556 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 1962 (513 births)
Kris as a female name
Ranked #11,636 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1965 (978 births)
Kris: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kris span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 11,310 babies were registered. Kris has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kris by Decade
How has Kris tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kris by State
Birth registrations for Kris span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, New York. The lowest are in Nevada, Alaska, District of Columbia. On average, about 459 Kriss were registered per state.
Kris + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kris as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kris
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Kris: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kris?
We estimate approximately 23,594 people named Kris are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,527 Americans share this first name.
Is Kris a common name?
Kris is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27,925 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kris most popular?
Kris reached peak popularity in 1965, when 1,387 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kris is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kris a male name?
Kris is predominantly male. 51.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kris Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kris Smith, Kris Johnson, Kris Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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