Kris is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1965 and has since faded.
Kris is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,218 among boys (37) and #11,463 among girls (8) — overall #6,057 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | #11,463 | #3,218 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | #11,683 | #3,569 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | #10,783 | #3,950 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | #16,614 | #3,442 |
| 2021 | 69 | 69 | #9,969 | #2,341 |
| 2020 | 78 | 78 | #8,213 | #2,158 |
| 2019 | 95 | 95 | #8,863 | #1,835 |
| 2018 | 87 | 87 | #7,980 | #2,008 |
| 2017 | 89 | 89 | #7,664 | #1,947 |
| 2016 | 73 | 73 | #7,445 | #2,320 |
| 2015 | 83 | 83 | #5,582 | #2,266 |
| 2014 | 80 | 85 | #7,166 | #2,170 |
| 2013 | 79 | 79 | #6,604 | #2,191 |
| 2012 | 83 | 91 | #10,101 | #1,976 |
| 2011 | 70 | 75 | #8,009 | #2,330 |
| 2010 | 66 | 72 | #7,735 | #2,494 |
| 2009 | 117 | 117 | #8,261 | #1,587 |
| 2008 | 93 | 98 | #9,273 | #1,835 |
| 2007 | 93 | 99 | #10,511 | #1,787 |
| 2006 | 97 | 103 | #11,060 | #1,652 |
| 2005 | 85 | 90 | #9,185 | #1,796 |
| 2004 | 81 | 81 | #6,645 | #1,945 |
| 2003 | 71 | 77 | #8,807 | #1,973 |
| 2002 | 88 | 93 | #6,889 | #1,656 |
| 2001 | 80 | 86 | #14,501 | #1,608 |
| 2000 | 63 | 63 | #12,523 | #1,887 |
| 1999 | 67 | 67 | #7,990 | #1,812 |
| 1998 | 76 | 76 | #7,345 | #1,656 |
| 1997 | 83 | — | #4,596 | #1,665 |
| 1996 | 86 | — | #4,819 | #1,545 |
| 1995 | 87 | — | #4,615 | #1,484 |
| 1994 | 81 | — | #6,503 | #1,447 |
| 1993 | 91 | — | #4,173 | #1,439 |
| 1992 | 112 | — | #4,025 | #1,215 |
| 1991 | 91 | — | #3,583 | #1,460 |
| 1990 | 109 | — | #3,576 | #1,246 |
| 1989 | 101 | — | #3,615 | #1,274 |
| 1988 | 120 | — | #3,352 | #1,036 |
| 1987 | 134 | — | #2,880 | #944 |
| 1986 | 116 | — | #3,598 | #957 |
| 1985 | 135 | — | #2,622 | #921 |
| 1984 | 156 | — | #2,647 | #793 |
| 1983 | 163 | — | #1,977 | #831 |
| 1982 | 182 | — | #1,886 | #790 |
| 1981 | 229 | — | #1,652 | #686 |
| 1980 | 310 | — | #1,324 | #591 |
| 1979 | 402 | — | #1,247 | #476 |
| 1978 | 511 | — | #1,043 | #397 |
| 1977 | 508 | — | #1,151 | #395 |
| 1976 | 408 | — | #1,100 | #453 |
| 1975 | 464 | — | #922 | #439 |
| 1974 | 583 | — | #809 | #379 |
| 1973 | 571 | — | #692 | #416 |
| 1972 | 672 | — | #587 | #395 |
| 1971 | 719 | — | #556 | #405 |
| 1970 | 852 | — | #470 | #393 |
| 1969 | 894 | — | #415 | #415 |
| 1968 | 880 | — | #371 | #458 |
| 1967 | 1,043 | — | #326 | #426 |
| 1966 | 1,227 | — | #289 | #397 |
| 1965 | 1,387 | — | #277 | #384 |
| 1964 | 1,373 | — | #302 | #380 |
| 1963 | 1,238 | — | #350 | #344 |
| 1962 | 1,103 | — | #389 | #347 |
| 1961 | 1,121 | — | #388 | #355 |
| 1960 | 1,044 | — | #398 | #362 |
| 1959 | 1,057 | — | #390 | #362 |
| 1958 | 1,007 | — | #385 | #371 |
| 1957 | 777 | — | #462 | #409 |
| 1956 | 569 | — | #539 | #464 |
| 1955 | 499 | — | #567 | #474 |
| 1954 | 391 | — | #684 | #508 |
| 1953 | 351 | — | #723 | #502 |
| 1952 | 370 | — | #718 | #472 |
| 1951 | 294 | — | #716 | #574 |
| 1950 | 210 | — | #871 | #675 |
| 1949 | 201 | — | #915 | #666 |
| 1948 | 210 | — | #803 | #690 |
| 1947 | 161 | — | #876 | #902 |
| 1946 | 122 | — | #1,020 | #917 |
| 1945 | 71 | — | #1,180 | #1,314 |
| 1944 | 69 | — | #1,417 | #1,117 |
| 1943 | 35 | — | #2,307 | #1,671 |
| 1942 | 21 | — | #2,602 | #2,823 |
| 1941 | 18 | — | #3,401 | #2,414 |
| 1940 | 17 | — | #3,362 | #2,584 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,297 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,802 |