CHRIS is ranked as the 64th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 847,331.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 265.74 people named CHRIS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named CHRIS is 143,355.
The SSA data also shows that CHRIS is used as a boy's name 85% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
CHRIS is
79.4% White,
5.2% Hispanic origin,
11.4% Black,
2.0% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name CHRIS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name CHRIS is included in the following name categories:
US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
Unisex surname
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CHRIS
The state with the most people named
CHRIS is
California where
80,076 people have this name.
New Hampshire is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named CHRIS, as
659.85 in every 100,000
New Hampshirites
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Massachusetts.
New Hampshire is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Florida
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
2 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name CHRIS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
36,828
285.92
99.9%
Indiana
24,469
370.91
99.8%
Iowa
8,734
281.1
99.8%
Kansas
15,162
522.09
99.9%
Michigan
18,871
190.43
99.9%
Minnesota
13,937
255.39
99.8%
Missouri
9,121
304.62
99.8%
Nebraska
8,705
462.68
99.8%
North Dakota
2,662
359.94
99.1%
Ohio
39,410
339.92
99.9%
South Dakota
3,086
361.72
99.2%
Wisconsin
14,290
248.2
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name CHRIS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
2,692
365.37
99.2%
Arizona
24,113
358.21
99.9%
California
80,076
206.37
99.9%
Colorado
21,516
401.72
99.9%
Hawaii
3,992
281.19
99.8%
Idaho
6,629
405.57
99.8%
Montana
4,628
452.16
99.7%
Nevada
8,089
284.92
99.8%
New Mexico
7,939
380.66
99.7%
Oregon
14,167
356.82
99.8%
Utah
11,934
405.51
99.8%
Washington
21,723
307.62
99.9%
Wyoming
2,527
432.6
99.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name CHRIS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CHRIS as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named CHRIS.
The most popular full name is CHRIS Smith.
0.67% of all the people named CHRIS
have this family name.
There are 55880 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CHRIS