Chris is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #11637 in 2006 with 9 recorded births. This places Chris in the bottom 42% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 29 births ranking #3739. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 69.0%. In 2006, approximately 1 in every 211,230 girls born was named Chris. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.