Chris

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Chris: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Chris: Recorded every year since 1967, it reached #87 in 1989, and it stood at #432 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
124times a registrar ranked it
59years from first to last
#87highest recorded position
26groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Chris's record

Ranked every year since 1967, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#853
1997	#1010
1998	#958
1999	#750
2000	#773
2001	#883
2002	#824
2003	#695
2004	#572
2005	#615
2006	#653
2007	#622
2008	#681
2009	#662
2010	#832
2011	#681
2012	#754
2013	#676
2014	#935
2015	#790
2016	#790
2017	#888
2018	#870
2019	#1056
2020	#898
2021	#1078
2022	#925
2023	#843
2024	#1132

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 57 of the 59 years from 1967 to 2025.

In 2025: #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #492 among boys in Norway.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1967–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1967
First recorded at #358 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #87 among boys in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #492 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys

Chris appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Boys, which has ranked it in 57 years beginning in 1967, and has registered 1,589 births with the name.

Chris across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Chris's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Boys	#358 (1967)	#87 (1989)	#492 (2025)	57 of 59	1,589 (1967–2025)	85 (1989)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#324 (1991)	#242 (1998)	#432 (2025)	31 of 35	215 (1991–2025)	18 (2008)
England and Wales · Boys	#853 (1996)	#572 (2004)	#1132 (2024)	29 of 29	965 (1996–2024)	49 (2013)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#271 (1997)	#247 (2005)	#418 (2019)	7 of 23	26 (1997–2019)	5 (2005)

Chris by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Chris in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	27	3 of 10	9
1970s	162	10 of 10	16
1980s	497	10 of 10	50
1990sbusiest	507	10 of 10	51
2000s	239	10 of 10	24
2010s	129	9 of 10	14
2020s	28	5 of 10	6

Across Norway · Boys, the 1990s were its busiest decade, averaging 51 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Chris appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #87 in Norway in 1989.

Chris's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1132	25	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#843	38	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#925	33	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1078	26	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#898	32	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1056	26	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#870	35	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#888	35	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#790	41	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#790	40	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#935	31	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#676	49	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#754	43	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#681	47	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#832	35	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#662	47	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#681	44	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#622	47	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#653	42	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#615	43	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#572	44	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#695	31	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#824	22	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#883	19	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#773	22	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#750	22	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#958	15	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1010	14	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#853	17	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#418	3	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#346	4	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#303	5	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#247	5	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#272	3	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#271	3	High	Verified
2025	Norway	male	#492	4	High	Verified
2024	Norway	male	#443	5	High	Verified
2023	Norway	male	#358	9	High	Verified
2022	Norway	male	#410	6	High	Verified
2020	Norway	male	#449	4	High	Verified
2019	Norway	male	#398	7	High	Verified
2018	Norway	male	#326	11	High	Verified
2016	Norway	male	#310	14	High	Verified
2015	Norway	male	#345	11	High	Verified
2014	Norway	male	#244	20	High	Verified
2013	Norway	male	#245	20	High	Verified
2012	Norway	male	#305	14	High	Verified
2011	Norway	male	#287	15	High	Verified
2010	Norway	male	#271	17	High	Verified
2009	Norway	male	#238	22	High	Verified
2008	Norway	male	#225	23	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#224	22	High	Verified
2006	Norway	male	#243	19	High	Verified
2005	Norway	male	#229	20	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#246	18	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#225	22	High	Verified
2002	Norway	male	#199	26	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#175	35	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#182	32	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#188	30	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#169	35	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#149	46	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#184	32	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#130	55	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#144	47	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#117	59	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#115	59	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#116	63	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#92	81	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#87	85	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#115	72	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#114	70	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#148	51	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#139	55	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#169	41	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#158	42	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#207	30	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#191	33	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#275	18	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#242	21	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#254	20	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#221	24	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#219	25	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#245	20	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#332	13	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#346	12	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#411	9	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#508	6	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#330	12	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#343	11	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#428	7	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#358	9	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#432	8	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#520	6	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#516	6	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#657	4	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#364	10	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#402	9	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#402	9	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#471	7	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#374	10	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#491	6	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#554	5	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#609	4	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#338	12	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#401	9	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#387	10	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#422	8	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#429	7	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#252	18	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#404	7	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#493	4	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#403	5	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#322	7	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#275	9	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	7	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#312	5	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	4	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#242	6	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#382	3	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#369	3	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#301	4	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1967 and 2025, ranked in 59 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #87, first reached in 1989.

It held a top-100 place in 2 years, 2 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 85 births, registered in Norway in 1989.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1991, and 30 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Chloe-Louise · #301, 24y
Chole · #343, 12y
Christa · #518, 25y
Christabel · #629, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Orlagh · #89, 57y
Pearse · #85, 60y
Cathy · #92, 54y
Leigh · #92, 55y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Anastasia · #87, 62y
Antoinette · #87, 56y
Muireann · #87, 61y
Felicity · #88, 51y

Chris was ranked #87 in Norway · Boys in 1989. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Chris and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Chris without appearing here.

Chris moved ahead of

Ross Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1056 and #894 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #898 and #1723.
Graham Compare
In 2003 they stood at #695 and #695 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #572 and #1347.
Wayne Compare
In 2010 they stood at #832 and #678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #681 and #1303.
Murray Compare
In 2003 they stood at #695 and #642 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #572 and #1038.

Moved ahead of Chris

Cillian Compare
In 2013 they stood at #676 and #730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #935 and #550.
Lachlan Compare
In 1996 they stood at #853 and #1040 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #1010 and #678.
Oisin Compare
In 2013 they stood at #676 and #692 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #935 and #616.
Ezra Compare
In 2013 they stood at #338 and #448 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2014 that had become #609 and #325.

Moved the opposite way to Chris

Benjamin Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Chris went from #343 to #492 while Benjamin went from #464 to #48.
Colin Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Chris went from #343 to #492 while Colin went from #557 to #119.
Filip Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Chris went from #343 to #492 while Filip went from #561 to #27.
Isak Compare
Between 1969 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Chris went from #343 to #492 while Isak went from #412 to #6.

Moved the same way as Chris

Gary Compare
Between 1991 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Chris went from #324 to #520 and Gary from #25 to #785.
Kenneth Compare
Between 1991 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Chris went from #324 to #520 and Kenneth from #81 to #785.
Phillip Compare
Between 1991 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Chris went from #324 to #520 and Phillip from #179 to #785.
Craig Compare
Between 1991 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Chris went from #324 to #516 and Craig from #40 to #516.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #87 in Norway in 1989. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Chris

Chris at a glance

What stands out in Chris's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Chris across 4 official records

Chris by decade in Norway · Boys

Chris appears in

Popularity data

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Chris at a glance

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Chris across 4 official records

Chris by decade in Norway · Boys

Chris appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

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Chris moved ahead of

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