Over the past 110 years, 10 922 boys and 11 020 girls have been named Kris. The name Kris ranks 924th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kris in 1944. The peak of popularity of the name Kris came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.