Chris - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Chris \ch-ris\ is pronounced kris. It is of English origin. Short form of Christopher and Christian. Cris is a Spanish form. Actors Chris Cooper, Chris O'Donnell, Chris Sarandon; comedians Chris Tucker, Chris Rock; basketball player Chris Webber.

Chris has 3 variant forms: Chriss, Cris and Kris.

For more information, see also the related name Kit.

Baby names that sound like Chris are Kriss, Cruz and Curcio.

Chris is a very popular male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Chris. Click here to compare Chris with related baby names.