Kris

Short form of Kristof or Kristofer
"Christian"

Kris Origin and Meaning

The name Kris is a boy's name meaning "Christian".

Many European cultures spell Christopher with a K and thus the short form Kris. There were about 35 baby boys named Kris, just Kris, in the US last year, and only a handful of baby girls -- this after the name ranking in the Top 1000 for both genders from the late 1940s through the 1970s. However you spell it, it's an appealing name that's in a slump right now because of overexposure. It's also one of the original gender neutral names, paving the way for a new way of thinking about names and gender.

# 944 in the US

Kris Rank in US Top 1000

Kris Popularity

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Famous People Named Kris

  • Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson
    American singer,songwriter
  • Kristopher Neil "Kris" Allen
    American singer,songwriter; winner of "American Idol" Season 8
  • Kristopher "Kris" Marshall
    English actor
  • Kristopher Royce "Kris" Versteeg
    Canadian ice hockey player
  • Kris Wu (Yifan)
    Chinese,Canadian actor and singer
  • Kristopher "Kris" Trindl
    American DJ of group Krewella
  • Kris Boyd
    Scottish footballer
  • Kristian Arran "Kris" Commons
    English,Scottish footballer
  • Kristofer Michael "Kris" Johnson
    American baseball player
  • Kristaan Iman "Kris" Johnson
    American basketball player

Kris in Pop Culture

  • Kris Kringle
    aka Santa Claus

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