Cris
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning bearing christ; short form of Cristopher or Cristina.
Babies a year
22
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Cris by the numbers
Cris was given to 22 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 115 babies in 1960, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cris. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Crisscurly-haired; a form of Crispin8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cris
Names that are said the same way as Cris, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean Christ
Like Cris, each of these has Christ in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christopherbearer of Christ8,255 in the US (2017)
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- Messiahanointed one; the savior2,009 in the US (2017)
- Karsonfollower of Christ; a modern respelling of Karsten1,320 in the US (2017)
- Cristianfollower of christ; christian1,181 in the US (2017)
- Christinafollower of christ; a feminine form of Christian770 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cris
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