Chriss is a rare variant of Chris that peaked in 1960 and has grown less common since.
Chriss is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,399 for boy births in the United States (and #25,556 across all names), given to 5 babies. Chriss was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1961 (19 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,399 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,348 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,071 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,704 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,977 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,763 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,515 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,525 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,647 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,700 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,932 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,923 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,898 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,948 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,497 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,099 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,693 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,909 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,429 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,108 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,147 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,021 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | — | #7,998 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,117 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | — | #6,489 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #7,577 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,226 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | — | #4,574 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #6,530 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,407 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #10,484 | #6,203 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #5,993 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,747 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,604 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,216 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | — | #4,044 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | — | #3,707 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | — | #3,103 |
| 1969 | 13 | — | #6,764 | #3,650 |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #5,224 | — |
| 1967 | 16 | — | #5,552 | #2,805 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | #6,735 | #2,653 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | #4,244 | #3,998 |
| 1964 | 19 | — | #4,398 | #2,891 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #6,755 | #3,706 |
| 1962 | 23 | — | #5,381 | #2,051 |
| 1961 | 28 | — | #4,594 | #1,890 |
| 1960 | 28 | — | #3,003 | #2,561 |
| 1959 | 16 | — | #5,118 | #2,857 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #4,574 | #2,531 |
| 1957 | 17 | — | #6,218 | #2,391 |
| 1956 | 22 | — | #3,952 | #2,382 |
| 1955 | 23 | — | #4,431 | #2,061 |
| 1954 | 22 | — | #3,759 | #2,334 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #3,902 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | — | #2,707 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,404 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | — | #2,459 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | #4,756 | #2,470 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,422 | — |
| 1946 | 8 | — | — | #2,730 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,648 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,437 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,463 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | — | #3,900 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,082 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #2,976 |