Krish
Krish was the 1277th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 154 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 633rd with 371 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 229 places. More babies were named Krish in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,277 boys, down 66 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 154boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006371 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,821babies recorded
Krish popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,277 | 154 |
| 2020 | #1,211 | 156 |
| 2010 | #857 | 247 |
| 2000 | #4,702 | 16 |
| 1990 | #8,888 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Krish, counting every spelling?
Krish is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,215 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,277 for Krish on its own. Together these spellings went to 154 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krish | 154 | #1,277 | 748 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Krish?
154 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Krish (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Krish born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 54 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Krish.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Krish?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Krish are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Krish mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Krish by state
How common Krish was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.8×), Washington (2.8×), California (2.0×), Illinois (1.8×), New York (1.7×). In 36 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Krish: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Krish, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Krish
How popular is the name Krish?
Krish was the 1277th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 154 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 633rd with 371 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 229 places. More babies were named Krish in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Krish a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Krish in the US.
Where is Krish most popular?
In 2021–2025, Krish was most common in New Jersey (0.33 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and California.