Kris (name)

Last updated August 24, 2025

Kris is both a unisex given name and a surname. It may refer to:

People

Given name

Kris Abrams-Draine (born 2001), American football player
Kris Allen (born 1985), American musician and winner of season eight of American Idol
Kris Aquino (born 1971), Filipino actress and host
Kris Bankston (born 1999), American basketball player
Kris Bernal (born 1989), Filipino actress
Kris Boyd (born 1983), Scottish footballer
Kris Boyd (American football) (born 1996), American football player
Kris Bryant (born 1992), American baseball player
Kris Clyburn (born 1996), American basketball player
Kris Commons (born 1983), English-born Scottish footballer
Kris Dunn (born 1994), American basketball player
Kris Gemmell (born 1977), New Zealand triathlete
Kris George, Australian former professional boxer
Kris Goodjohn (born 1978), Canadian former ice hockey player
Kris Goossens (born 1974), Belgian former professional tennis player
Kris Gopalakrishnan (born 1955), Indian businessman
Kris Graves (born 1982), American photographer
Kris Griffin (born 1981), American former football linebacker
Kris Griffiths-Jones, Australian football referee
Kris Gutiérrez, American professor
Kris Humphries (born 1985), American basketball player
Kris Jenner (born 1955), American television personality
Kris Johnson (baseball) (born 1984), American baseball player
Kris Johnson (basketball) (born 1975), American basketball player
Kris Jordan (1977–2023), American politician
Kris Kristofferson (1936–2024), American country music singer, songwriter, and actor
Kris Lawrence (born 1982), Filipino-American musician
Kris Letang (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
Kris Mangum (born 1973), American football player
Kris Marshall (born 1973), English film and TV actor
Kris Mitchell (born 2000), American football player
Kris Pister, American professor at University of California, Berkeley
Kris Richard (born 1979), American football coach and former football player
Kris Richard (basketball) (born 1989), US-born Romanian basketball player
Kris Richard (racing driver) (born 1994), Swiss racing driver
Kris Trindl (born 1987), American DJ, best known for being part of the EDM group Krewella
Kris Tyson (born 1996), member of the MrBeast on-screen cast
Kris Wilkes (born 1998), American basketball player
Kris Wu (born 1990), Canadian rapper and former member of boy band Exo

Surname

David S. Kris (born 1966), American lawyer
Ernst Kris (1900–1957), American psychoanalyst and art historian

Fictional characters

Kris, the female protagonist of the video game Pokémon Crystal
Kris, the main protagonist of Deltarune
Kris, default name for the player's avatar in Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

v t e Given names and surnames associated with Christopher
Origin	Greek: Christóforos
Male given name	Christo Christopher Christof Christoff Christoffel Christoph Christophe Christopher Christian Cristian Cristiano Cristo Cristóbal Cristofer Cristoforo Khrystofor Kristapor Kristaps Kristian Kristof Kryštof Krystyn Krzysztof
Female given name	Christene Christiana Cristiana Cristina Christin Christina Christine Christophine Hristina Khrystyna Kirsten Kristen Kristian Kristiana Kristin Kristina Kristiina Kristýna Krisztina Krysten Krystyna/Krysia
Diminutive	Chip Cris Crista (given name) Cristi Chris Chrissie Chrissy Cristi Christie Christy Cristy Kit Kris Krys Risto Stoffel Tiana Topher
Surname	Crissey Crist Cristea Christo Cristi Christian Cristiani Christiano Cristiano Christie Christina Cristo Cristóbal Christophers Christoff Christoph Christophe Christy Kidson Kristof Krysiak Ristović Stoffel

Kris (name)

Contents

People

Given name

Surname

Fictional characters

See also