Chris

“anointed, consecrated; short form of Christopher”

Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Chris

Chris means “anointed, consecrated; short form of Christopher” and is of Greek origin.

It peaked in 2011.
Over recent years, Chris has been falling (−6.8% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Chris every 32 schools, all spellings combined.

New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
440^th boys’ name23 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,141
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
664^th boys’ name50 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,399
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
478^th boys’ name20 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,591
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
637^th boys’ name11 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,049
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
684^th boys’ name1,185 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,339−1.3% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
948^th boys’ name97 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,519+2.7% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
884^th boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,987

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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