Kris

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Kris

Gender: Masculine, Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Kris, when masculine, is short for names like Kristopher, or Kristian. Both are Scandinavian-influenced forms of Christopher (“Christ-bearer”) and Christian (“Christian”).

Kris, when feminine, is short for names like Kristin, Kristina, etc. These are Scandinavian forms of the name Christiana (“Christian”).

History:
The spelling Kris first appeared on the lists in the United States in the 1940s. This was a time when the syllable “kris” was becoming popular and names like Christopher, Christine, Kristin, Kristopher, and Christian were coming into their own.

Please see Kristin or Kristopher for more information.

Pronunciation: kris.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.011 % of females named Kris
0.011 % of males named Kris

Popularity of Kris, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1945: N/A
1946: 908th most popular.
1947: 896th most popular.
1948: 685th most popular.
1949: 666th most popular.
1950: 675th most popular.
1951: 568th most popular.
1952: 474th most popular.
1953: 504th most popular.
1954: 507th most popular.
1955: 470th most popular.
1956: 462nd most popular.
1957: 415th most popular.
1958: 371st most popular.
1959: 360th most popular.
1960: 365th most popular.
1961: 355th most popular.
1962: 346th most popular.
1963: 345th most popular.
1964: 381st most popular.
1965: 385th most popular.
1966: 397th most popular.
1967: 425th most popular.
1968: 455th most popular.
1969: 415th most popular.
1970: 393rd most popular.
1971: 404th most popular.
1972: 393rd most popular.
1973: 415th most popular.
1974: 377th most popular.
1975: 437th most popular.
1976: 451st most popular.
1977: 395th most popular.
1978: 397th most popular.
1979: 475th most popular.
1980: 588th most popular.
1981: 686th most popular.
1982: 791st most popular.
1983: 829th most popular.
1984: 788th most popular.
1985: 920th most popular.
1986: 951st most popular.
1987: 943rd most popular.
1988-2004: N/A

Popularity of Kris, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1946: N/A
1947: 874th most popular.
1948: 801st most popular.
1949: 912th most popular.
1950: 869th most popular.
1951: 718th most popular.
1952: 718th most popular.
1953: 723rd most popular.
1954: 688th most popular.
1955: 565th most popular.
1956: 537th most popular.
1957: 462nd most popular.
1958: 385th most popular.
1959: 390th most popular.
1960: 398th most popular.
1961: 388th most popular.
1962: 388th most popular.
1963: 350th most popular.
1964: 302nd most popular.
1965: 277th most popular.
1966: 289th most popular.
1967: 326th most popular.
1968: 371st most popular.
1969: 415th most popular.
1970: 470th most popular.
1971: 555th most popular.
1972: 588th most popular.
1973: 698th most popular.
1974: 805th most popular.
1975: 915th most popular.
1976-2004: N/A

Selected Sources:
The Social Security Administration Actuarial Note 139 (www.ssa.gov) - For popularity stats 1880-Present
The 1880 U.S. Census- For popularity stats 1850-1880, and other information (it is available on-line at www.familysearch.org)