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Chris name meaning

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in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Chris mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Chris

User Submitted Origins

English
71%
American
6%
African
6%
Arabic
6%
Danish
3%
Greek
3%
Mexican
3%
French
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Nepal, the name Chris is of English origin and means "Who carries christ".
  2. According to a user from Utah, U.S., the name Chris is of Greek origin and means "Chris = Useful,. Christopher = Christ Bearer".
  3. According to a user from Pennsylvania, U.S., the name Chris is of English origin and means "One who carries Christ".
  4. 3 people from all over the world agree the name Chris is of English origin and means "Bearing christ".
  5. A submission from Louisiana, U.S. says the name Chris means "Christ bearer" and is of English origin.
  6. A user from Uganda says the name Chris means "To carry Christ".
  7. A submission from California, U.S. says the name Chris means "Light Bearer" and is of Mexican origin.
  8. According to a user from South Africa, the name Chris means "Chris is short for Christiaan, Afrikaans name".
  9. According to a user from Australia, the name Chris is of English origin and means "Gods son".
  10. According to a user from Pennsylvania, U.S., the name Chris is of English origin and means "Gift or god".
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  1. A diminutive of the male given names Christopher and, less commonly, of Christian.
  2. A diminutive of the female name Christina and of its variant forms.

Chris was also found in the following language(s): Danish and Norwegian

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Notable Persons Named Chris

Notable Persons Named Chris

Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt is an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 2000 to present. Chris was given the name Christopher Michael Pratt on June 21st, 1979 in Virginia, Minnesota, United States.

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Chris Evans

Chris Evans is an actor. He was most active from 1999 to present. Chris was given the name Christopher Robert Evans on June 13th, 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

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Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth is an actor. He has been prominent since 2002. Chris was born on August 11th, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Chris Brown

Chris Brown is a contemporary r&b, hip hop music, pop music, and dance music musician. His most notable accomplishments were from 2005 to present. Chris was given the name Christopher Maurice Brown on May 5th, 1989 in Tappahannock, Virginia, U.S.

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Chris Pine

Chris Pine is an actor. His ongoing career started in 2003. Chris was given the name Christopher Whitelaw Pine on August 26th, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Chris Kyle

Chris Kyle is an american sniper (book). His military service ended in 1999.

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    Television Producer
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Chris

Notable Persons With the Last Name Chris

Chris

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Lil' Chris

Lil' Chris was a musician. He was most active from 2006 to 2015. Lil' was given the name Christopher James Hardman on August 26th, 1990 in Lowestoft. Lil' is also known as Hardman and Christopher James. He passed away on March 23rd, 2015.

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Oliver Chris

His ongoing career started in 2000. Oliver was given the name Oliver Graham Chris on November 2nd, 1978 in Tonbridge.

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Hurricane Chris

Hurricane Chris is a hip hop music rapping and songwriter. His ongoing career started in 2006. Hurricane was given the name Christopher Dooley, Jr. on March 7th, 1989 in Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. Hurricane is also known as Hurricane, Dooley, Christopher, and Jr. (birth name).

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mc chris

mc chris is a nerdcore and hip hop music musician. They have had major accomplishments since 2000. mc was given the name Christopher Brendan Ward on September 2nd, 1975 in Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.

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Young Chris

Young Chris is a hip hop music rapping and songwriter. He has had major accomplishments since 2001. Young was given the name Christopher Francis Ries on March 19th, 1983.

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Common last names for Chris

Common first names for Chris

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Chris U.S.
█  White 76.06% 64.26%
█  African American 11.87% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 3.19% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 3.47% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.64% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 3.76% 16.26%

Of Last Name Chris

People with the last name Chris are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Chris

  • What name lists does Chris rank for?
    #39Unisex Names
  • How Popular is the name Chris? Chris is the 437th most popular name of all time. As a last name Chris was the 24,222nd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Chris have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 167,997 babies born with the first name Chris in the United States. That's more than enough people named Chris to occupy the country of Saint Lucia with an estimated population of 166,526 (as of May 10, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Chris? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 49 new born babies.
  • When was Chris first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Chris is Friday, January 18th, 1867.
  • What year had the most people named Chris born? The highest recorded use of the first name Chris was in 1961 with a total of 7,209 babies. That's a lot of babies named Chris!
  • Random Chris Factoid: According to the 1968 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Chris ranks 75th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Ohio. Imagine that, 200 babies in Ohio have the same name in 1968.
  • Weird things about the name Chris: The name spelled backwards is Sirhc. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Rcish. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Chris? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,036 people with the last name Chris.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Chris? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Chris as their last name since less than 1 person in 286k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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