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Kris

maleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #755 to #4789.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#755#4789
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#755
1997#788
1998#958
1999#1505
2000#953
2001#1949
2002#1190
2003#1513
2004#3651
2005#1456
2006#1744
2007#1885
2008#1206
2009#1425
2010#2199
2011#3300
2012#1962
2013#2660
2014#3362
2015#4747
2016#2804
2017#2052
2018#2259
2019#3013
2020#3848
2021#4789
2022#4001
2023#3112
2024#3688
2025#3256

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 Republic of Ireland in 14 of the 33 years from 1978 to 2010.

In 2015: #415 among boys in Northern Ireland, #4747 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1978–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1978

    First recorded at #283 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1978–2010

    Highest recorded position: #254 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1978–2010).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1978 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #254 in Republic of Ireland in 1988.

Kris'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#31126HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#30136HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#22599HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#205211HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#28047HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#33625HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#26607HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#196211HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#33005HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#21999HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#142516HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#120620HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#188510HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#174410HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#145613HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#151310HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#119013HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#19496HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#95316HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#15058HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#95815HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#78820HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#75520HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#4033HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#3284HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#3413HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2803HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#3423HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#3024HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#2545HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#2724HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#2824HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#2685HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#2834HighVerified

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

Where Kris is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Kris, between 1978 and 2025, in 40 of those 48 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1978–201014#254 in 1988
England and Wales1996–202530#755 in 1996
Northern Ireland1999–20156#277 in 1999

Its high point came 11 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1988) than in Northern Ireland (1999).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1983; it appears again in 1987.

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 3 regions, from 1978 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #254 in Republic of Ireland in 1988. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.