Meaning of the nameCris

Cris is a unisex hypocoristic, a short form of names such as Cristiano and Cristina; Cristiano comes from Medieval Latin, 'Christian'.

Meaning

“short form of Cristiano, Cristina and similar names; Cristiano means 'Christian'”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cris · Wiktionary: Cris (entrada em English) · Wiktionary: Cristiano · Behind the Name: Christian

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People (2022): 4,716
Rank in Brazil: #2,856
Median age: 29 years
2010 Census: 4,247; people

Cris in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cris, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,363 people).

3,485 women 1,231 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Cris is most common

States with the highest share of people named Cris in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amazonas 0.007%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
Sergipe 0.005%
Mato Grosso 0.004%
Pará 0.004%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	629	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	372	0.002%
Bahia	361	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	312	0.003%
Pará	287	0.004%
Amazonas	257	0.007%
Paraná	252	0.002%
Minas Gerais	234	0.001%
Santa Catarina	234	0.003%
Ceará	217	0.003%
Maranhão	195	0.003%
Pernambuco	190	0.002%
Goiás	167	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	140	0.005%
Mato Grosso	134	0.004%
Sergipe	111	0.005%
Alagoas	92	0.003%
Distrito Federal	75	0.003%
Espírito Santo	67	0.002%
Paraíba	66	0.002%
Piauí	56	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	55	0.002%
Acre	54	0.007%
Rondônia	51	0.003%
Roraima	49	0.008%
Tocantins	31	0.002%
Amapá	28	0.004%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Cris

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) defines Cris as a hypocoristic, that is, a shortened form of another name, which may derive from Cristina, Cristino, Cristiana, Cristiano and others. The English entry in Wiktionary gives Cris as a short form of Christian and Christina, among others, and the Portuguese entry for Cristiano gives Cris as its affectionate form. Cristiano comes from Medieval Latin Christianus, 'Christian', according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. That is the meaning of the base name, not of Cris itself. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,716 people named Cris, with a median age of 29. Those born in the 1980s are the most numerous.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cris · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Wiktionary: Cris (entrada em English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: Cristiano · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Christian · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Cris

What does the name Cris mean?

Cris means “short form of Cristiano, Cristina and similar names; Cristiano means 'Christian'”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Cris in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,716 people with the first name Cris, which ranks it number 2,856 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Cris a boy's or a girl's name?

Cris is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 3,485 women and 1,231 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Cris?

Cris is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cris most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Cris (257 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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