The baby name Chris appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2024. It was most popular in 1961 with 8,114 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Chris has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 35 |
| 1913 | 46 |
| 1914 | 81 |
| 1915 | 136 |
| 1916 | 126 |
| 1917 | 110 |
| 1918 | 172 |
| 1919 | 74 |
| 1920 | 153 |
| 1921 | 109 |
| 1922 | 128 |
| 1923 | 123 |
| 1924 | 147 |
| 1925 | 142 |
| 1926 | 151 |
| 1927 | 123 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1928 | 99 |
| 1929 | 12 |
| 1929 | 128 |
| 1930 | 125 |
| 1931 | 100 |
| 1932 | 189 |
| 1933 | 103 |
| 1934 | 139 |
| 1935 | 141 |
| 1936 | 178 |
| 1937 | 173 |
| 1938 | 155 |
| 1939 | 211 |
| 1940 | 268 |
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1941 | 308 |
| 1942 | 14 |
| 1942 | 354 |
| 1943 | 47 |
| 1943 | 433 |
| 1944 | 58 |
| 1944 | 505 |
| 1945 | 65 |
| 1945 | 519 |
| 1946 | 131 |
| 1946 | 809 |
| 1947 | 253 |
| 1947 | 1,150 |
| 1948 | 273 |
| 1948 | 1,413 |
| 1949 | 175 |
| 1949 | 1,482 |
| 1950 | 183 |
| 1950 | 1,340 |
| 1951 | 288 |
| 1951 | 1,567 |
| 1952 | 320 |
| 1952 | 1,888 |
| 1953 | 365 |
| 1953 | 1,841 |
| 1954 | 389 |
| 1954 | 2,109 |
| 1955 | 484 |
| 1955 | 2,734 |
| 1956 | 645 |
| 1956 | 3,107 |
| 1957 | 1,144 |
| 1957 | 3,889 |
| 1958 | 1,542 |
| 1958 | 5,340 |
| 1959 | 1,637 |
| 1959 | 6,526 |
| 1960 | 1,854 |
| 1960 | 7,770 |
| 1961 | 1,836 |
| 1961 | 8,114 |
| 1962 | 1,769 |
| 1962 | 8,047 |
| 1963 | 1,644 |
| 1963 | 8,000 |
| 1964 | 1,598 |
| 1964 | 6,956 |
| 1965 | 1,214 |
| 1965 | 7,174 |
| 1966 | 1,010 |
| 1966 | 6,484 |
| 1967 | 811 |
| 1967 | 5,813 |
| 1968 | 758 |
| 1968 | 5,184 |
| 1969 | 572 |
| 1969 | 5,281 |
| 1970 | 506 |
| 1970 | 5,166 |
| 1971 | 331 |
| 1971 | 5,034 |
| 1972 | 250 |
| 1972 | 4,210 |
| 1973 | 202 |
| 1973 | 3,280 |
| 1974 | 194 |
| 1974 | 2,687 |
| 1975 | 143 |
| 1975 | 2,267 |
| 1976 | 144 |
| 1976 | 1,979 |
| 1977 | 125 |
| 1977 | 1,886 |
| 1978 | 74 |
| 1978 | 1,575 |
| 1979 | 57 |
| 1979 | 1,518 |
| 1980 | 22 |
| 1980 | 1,194 |
| 1981 | 28 |
| 1981 | 859 |
| 1982 | 28 |
| 1982 | 790 |
| 1983 | 12 |
| 1983 | 663 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1984 | 598 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1985 | 580 |
| 1986 | 17 |
| 1986 | 494 |
| 1987 | 17 |
| 1987 | 468 |
| 1988 | 458 |
| 1989 | 488 |
| 1990 | 416 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1991 | 396 |
| 1992 | 416 |
| 1993 | 396 |
| 1994 | 381 |
| 1995 | 403 |
| 1996 | 441 |
| 1997 | 394 |
| 1998 | 468 |
| 1999 | 516 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2000 | 608 |
| 2001 | 646 |
| 2002 | 553 |
| 2003 | 493 |
| 2004 | 583 |
| 2005 | 703 |
| 2006 | 818 |
| 2007 | 795 |
| 2008 | 880 |
| 2009 | 824 |
| 2010 | 697 |
| 2011 | 495 |
| 2012 | 670 |
| 2013 | 658 |
| 2014 | 505 |
| 2015 | 619 |
| 2016 | 606 |
| 2017 | 481 |
| 2018 | 472 |
| 2019 | 487 |
| 2020 | 280 |
| 2021 | 550 |
| 2022 | 401 |
| 2023 | 309 |
| 2024 | 399 |