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Kris

Short form of Kristof or Kristofer
"Christian"
Sophie Kihm
By Sophie Kihm
Updated Wed Feb 04 2026

Kris Origin and Meaning

Variation of Chris
# 944 in the US

Kris Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Kris

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

The name Kris in Pop Culture

  • Kris Kringle
    aka Santa Claus

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