Kris · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1937

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 88 recorded years as a table

Kris, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1937	5
1939	5
1940	8
1941	8
1942	6
1943	13
1944	26
1945	19
1946	33
1947	33
1948	54
1949	60
1950	59
1951	77
1952	111
1953	98
1954	100
1955	116
1956	126
1957	166
1958	207
1959	219
1960	220
1961	236
1962	248
1963	248
1964	217
1965	220
1966	200
1967	183
1968	162
1969	204
1970	223
1971	224
1972	246
1973	228
1974	265
1975	207
1976	190
1977	242
1978	231
1979	174
1980	120
1981	89
1982	69
1983	62
1984	67
1985	53
1986	50
1987	54
1988	48
1989	36
1990	38
1991	30
1992	43
1993	34
1994	35
1995	34
1996	34
1997	32
1998	33
1999	29
2000	29
2001	38
2002	37
2003	30
2004	32
2005	37
2006	42
2007	40
2008	39
2009	51
2010	26
2011	29
2012	38
2013	32
2014	33
2015	31
2016	30
2017	40
2018	40
2019	46
2020	38
2021	34
2022	19
2023	16
2024	19
2025	22

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Kris isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 37
Rank in 2025: #3,181
How rare: 1 in 46,164 boys
Since 1937: 14,400

Most popular in 1974, at 265 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 30% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.