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Chris originates from the Greek 'Christophoros', meaning 'bearing Christ'. Its language path includes forms like Christophoros and Christopher, evolving into the modern short form Chris. The name is often viewed positively, associated with warmth and approachability. There is no significant biblical relevance. It gained popularity in the 20th century and has notable variants like Christopher and Kris.

The name Chris is most popular in New Mexico, USA across all generations. It ranks highest as a Boy name among the Baby Boomers generation in the West region. Recent 3-year trends show this Boy name is maintaining steady popularity, while the 25-year trend indicates it has been relatively stable. Recent 3-year trends show this Girl name is maintaining steady popularity, while the 25-year trend indicates it has been relatively stable. From 2020-2022, Chris has been too falling for male in MidWest, stalled for female in MidWest, too falling for male in Northeast, stalled for female in Northeast, too falling for male in South, stalled for female in South, falling for male in West, stalled for female in West. The long-term 25-year analysis reveals it has been stalled for male in MidWest, stalled for female in MidWest, stalled for male in Northeast, stalled for female in Northeast, stalled for male in South, stalled for female in South, stalled for male in West, stalled for female in West. Across generations, 'Chris' has shown interesting popularity patterns: Among the G.I. Generation (1901-1927), it ranked 454th out of 7545 names. Among the Silent Generation (1928-1945), it ranked 349th out of 6773 names. Among the Baby Boomers (1946-1964), it ranked 108th out of 7552 names. Among the Generation X (Gen X) (1965-1980), it ranked 96th out of 10718 names. Among the Millennials (Gen Y) (1981-1996), it ranked 383rd out of 16616 names. Among the Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers) (1997-2012), it ranked 391st out of 24088 names. Among the Generation Alpha (2013-2024), it ranked 600th out of 23106 names. Among the G.I. Generation (1901-1927), it ranked 3632nd out of 9107 names. Among the Silent Generation (1928-1945), it ranked 1189th out of 9204 names. Among the Baby Boomers (1946-1964), it ranked 319th out of 12526 names. Among the Generation X (Gen X) (1965-1980), it ranked 502nd out of 19264 names. Among the Millennials (Gen Y) (1981-1996), it ranked 2620th out of 27321 names. Among the Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers) (1997-2012), it ranked 8410th out of 35406 names. Among the Generation Alpha (2013-2024), it ranked 11855th out of 30306 names. Discover how the name 'Chris' has evolved through American history with our comprehensive regional and generational analysis.