Over the past 110 years, 20 056 girls and 139 792 boys have been named Chris. The name Chris ranks 896th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Chris in 1928. The peak of popularity of the name Chris came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.