Chris

English nickname for Christian, Christopher

"one who carries Christ"

Chris Origin and Meaning

The name Chris is a boy's name of English origin meaning "one who carries Christ".

Chris is a long-running nickname used almost equally for boys and girls. While past its prime, Chris stands out as sounding completely appropriate for both sexes, perhaps because of its widespread use as a short form of both the popular Christopher and Christine. Chris manages to retain its crisp appeal even though its fashion moment is over.

Chris Rank in US Top 1000

# 650 in the US

Chris Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 894 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Chris

• 650 US 2024
• 894 Nameberry 2025
• 848 England 2023
• 323 Germany 2016
• 135 Netherlands 2015

20 Names Similar to Chris

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Chris.

• Steven
• Danny
• Ricky
• Shawn
• Brian
• Tony
• Nick
• Juan
• Randy
• Jeffrey
• Kevin
• Jose
• Andy
• Bryan
• Chad
• Meghan
• Craig
• Jon
• Dwayne
• Marc

Famous People Named Chris

• Chris Youngblood American pro wrestler
• Christopher Paul "Chris" Colfer American actor, singer and author
• Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans American actor
• Christopher Thomas "Chris" Hemsworth Australian actor
• Christopher Whitelaw "Chris" Pine American actor
• Christopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin English musician
• Christopher Joseph "Chris" Columbus American filmmaker
• Christopher Ryan "Chris" Hardwick American comedian and host of "Talking Dead"
• Christopher Percy Gordon "Chris" Blackwell English reggae producer
• Christopher "Chris" O'Dowd Irish actor and comedian
• Chris Cole American pro skateboarder
• Chris Reed Japanese ice dancer
• Christopher Dwayne "Chris" Tomlin American singer,songwriter
• Chris Haslam Canadian pro skateboarder
• Chris Omprakash Sharma American rock climber
• Chris Cornell late American musician
• Christopher Eugene "Chris" O'Donnell American actor
• Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt American actor
• Christopher Shannon "Chris" Penn American actor
• Christopher "Chris" Tucker American actor
• Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III American actor
• Christopher David "Chris" Noth American actor
• Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley American actor
• Christopher William "Chris" Cooper American actor
• Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak American musician
• Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown American singer
• Christopher Adam "Chris" Daughtry American musician
• Christopher Anton "Chris" Knight American actor
• Christopher John "Chris" Weitz American film director
• Christopher Roy "Chris" Sutton English footballer
• Christopher Roland "Chris" Waddle English footballer
• Christopher Sean "Chris" Lowe English musician
• Chris Dyson American racing driver
• Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton Irish footballer
• Christopher Aubrey "Chris" Shiflett American guitarist
• Christopher "Chris" Scott Thile American mandolinist
• Christopher "Chris" Wallace American TV host
• Christopher "Chris" Faller American bassist
• Chris Hemsworth Australian actor
• Chris Brown "Christopher Mason" American model
• Christopher "Chris" Stark British radio personality
• Christopher James "Chris" Kendall British vlogger
• Chris Sullivan American actor and musician
• Christopher "Chris" Lloyd Smalling English professional footballer
• Christopher "Chris" Henchy American screenwriter and producer

The name Chris in Pop Culture

• P'tit(e) Chris a character on TV's "Le coeur a ses raisons"
• Chris Caldwell character on TV's "The OC"
• Chris Griffin character on TV's "Family Guy"
• Chris Stevens character on TV's "Northern Exposure"
• Christopher "Chris" Dollanganger character from the Dollanganger series by V.C. Andrews
• Dr. Christopher Alexander "Chris" Warner character on New Zealand soap "Shortland Street"
• Christopher "Chris" Traeger character on TV's "Parks and Recreation"
• Christos "Chris" Pappas character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
• Christopher "Chris" Rodonanté Cwej character in the "Virgin New Adventures" series
• Christopher Francis "Chris" Tate character on British soap "Emmerdale"
• Chris Redfield character in Resident Evil video game series
• Christopher "Chris" Miles character on British TV's "Skins"
• Christopher Perry "Chris" Halliwell character on TV's "Charmed"
• Chris Gray character on British soap "Coronation Street"
• Chris Thorndyke character on "Sonic X"
• Christopher "Chris" Michael Taub character on TV's "House M.D."
• Chris Walker character in the game "Outlast"
• Chris Robinson character on "Sesame Street"
• Chris "Remy" Rembrandt a.k.a. Springheel character in the "Commitment" campaign of the podcast "The Adventure Zone"