Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Chriss isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chriss through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 678
- 528 boys · 150 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,399 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,399 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 844 as a first name in 2020; 783 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chriss’s family of names
In English usage, Chriss has a related form in Chris.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Chriss, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Cris
“follower of Christ” · “one who bears Christ inside”
97% boys · 3% girls
Craig
“from the rocks; from the crag”
>99% boys
Kris
“a follower of Christ” · “follower of Christ”
83% boys · 17% girls
Chip
“one who bears Christ inside”
>99% boys
Russ
“a little red-haired boy”
>99% boys
Christoph
“one who bears Christ inside”
>99% boys
Cliff
“from the town near the cliff” · “from the ford near the cliff”
>99% boys
Skip
“the master of a ship”
>99% boys