Cris is an uncommon variant of Cruz that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.
Cris is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,196 for boy births in the United States (and #13,038 across all names), given to 14 babies. Cris was first reported in SSA data in 1885 and peaked in 1960 (115 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,196 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | #13,859 | #5,965 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,483 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,328 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,788 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,628 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,872 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,362 |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,498 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,604 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,319 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,913 |
| 2013 | 23 | 29 | — | #4,206 |
| 2012 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,733 |
| 2011 | 38 | 44 | — | #3,006 |
| 2010 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,731 |
| 2009 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,349 |
| 2008 | 35 | 35 | #15,842 | #3,664 |
| 2007 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,726 |
| 2006 | 42 | 48 | — | #2,752 |
| 2005 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,099 |
| 2004 | 38 | 38 | #13,071 | #3,171 |
| 2003 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,055 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,745 |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | #15,886 | #3,526 |
| 2000 | 29 | 29 | #15,577 | #3,444 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | — | #2,877 |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | — | #3,872 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | — | #4,712 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | — | #2,940 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | — | #3,212 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | — | #5,165 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | — | #3,532 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | — | #5,735 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | — | #3,352 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | — | #4,013 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | — | #2,805 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | — | #2,988 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | — | #3,567 |
| 1986 | 23 | — | #11,310 | #2,803 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #11,007 | #3,844 |
| 1984 | 23 | — | #9,379 | #2,720 |
| 1983 | 24 | — | — | #2,152 |
| 1982 | 35 | — | #10,830 | #1,862 |
| 1981 | 23 | — | #6,915 | #3,067 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | — | #2,230 |
| 1979 | 31 | — | #5,828 | #2,396 |
| 1978 | 31 | — | #6,039 | #2,216 |
| 1977 | 27 | — | — | #1,866 |
| 1976 | 42 | — | #7,445 | #1,544 |
| 1975 | 36 | — | #4,398 | #2,077 |
| 1974 | 56 | — | #4,068 | #1,337 |
| 1973 | 55 | — | #3,363 | #1,405 |
| 1972 | 53 | — | #5,175 | #1,264 |
| 1971 | 72 | — | #3,539 | #1,113 |
| 1970 | 93 | — | #2,405 | #1,034 |
| 1969 | 88 | — | #2,463 | #992 |
| 1968 | 78 | — | #2,807 | #973 |
| 1967 | 91 | — | #1,982 | #971 |
| 1966 | 112 | — | #2,199 | #801 |
| 1965 | 118 | — | #1,600 | #882 |
| 1964 | 141 | — | #1,462 | #847 |
| 1963 | 133 | — | #1,629 | #826 |
| 1962 | 142 | — | #1,675 | #776 |
| 1961 | 171 | — | #1,378 | #751 |
| 1960 | 190 | — | #1,269 | #725 |
| 1959 | 161 | — | #1,351 | #774 |
| 1958 | 153 | — | #1,409 | #756 |
| 1957 | 141 | — | #1,292 | #880 |
| 1956 | 109 | — | #1,640 | #910 |
| 1955 | 103 | — | #1,618 | #943 |
| 1954 | 82 | — | #2,085 | #998 |
| 1953 | 84 | — | #1,588 | #1,078 |
| 1952 | 93 | — | #1,946 | #866 |
| 1951 | 61 | — | #1,973 | #1,222 |
| 1950 | 32 | — | #3,473 | #1,578 |
| 1949 | 50 | — | #2,537 | #1,230 |
| 1948 | 51 | — | #3,398 | #1,109 |
| 1947 | 33 | — | #3,498 | #1,565 |
| 1946 | 21 | — | #4,530 | #1,897 |
| 1945 | 14 | — | — | #1,870 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | — | #2,676 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | — | #2,776 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | — | #2,756 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | — | #2,698 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,378 | — |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,242 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #3,773 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,361 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #3,753 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | — | #4,082 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,343 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | — | #3,975 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,536 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | — | #3,950 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,826 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | — | #3,164 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,242 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,340 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #971 |