Criss

A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning curly-haired; a form of Crispin.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Criss by the numbers

Criss was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 40 babies in 2007, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Crispin

Like Criss, each of these traces back to Crispin: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Crispincurly-haired15 in the US (2017)
  • Cristfollower of Christ or variant of Crispin10 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Criss. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Crisbearing christ; short form of Cristopher or Cristina22 in the US (2017)
  • Cristyfollower of christ; a form of Christina17 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Criss

Names that are said the same way as Criss, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Chrisbearer of Christ; short form of Christopher459 in the US (2017)
  • Krisbearing christ; short for Kristina or Christian89 in the US (2017)
  • Chrysgold; short form of Chrystal or similar5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Criss

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