Over the past 110 years, 11 020 girls and 10 922 boys have been named Kris. The name Kris ranks 1238th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Kris in 1942. The peak of popularity of the name Kris 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.