Is Criss a boy or girl name?

Criss is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 712 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 16.0% were girls and 84.0% were boys. It changed hands in 1964, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Criss

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Criss was most popular in 2007, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,682 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 712 people named Criss.

Criss over time

Births per year. The dot marks Criss’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Criss a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Criss is mostly a boy’s name — 16.0% of the 712 Americans given it were girls and 84.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 1964 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org