Krishna
Krishna was the 2120th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1665th; the most babies were born in 2007 (85). Over the last ten years it has moved down 40 places. More babies were named Krishna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,120 boys, up 410 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69boys
- Girls and boys
- 23% girls, 77% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200785 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,291babies recorded
Krishna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,995 | #2,120 | 16 | 69 |
| 2020 | #11,653 | #2,530 | 8 | 51 |
| 2010 | #5,518 | #2,061 | 25 | 66 |
| 2000 | #3,308 | #2,279 | 41 | 43 |
| 1990 | #3,117 | #2,532 | 36 | 27 |
| 1980 | #2,959 | #3,745 | 30 | 11 |
| 1970 | #2,219 | #2,452 | 36 | 15 |
| 1960 | #4,613 | #3,868 | 9 | 6 |
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How popular is Krishna, counting every spelling?
Krishna has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Krishna?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Krishna (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Krishna 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 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Krishna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Krishna?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Krishna are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 28. That makes Krishna 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.
Krishna by state
How common Krishna was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 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 Krishna: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Krishna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Krishna
How popular is the name Krishna?
Krishna was the 2120th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1665th; the most babies were born in 2007 (85). Over the last ten years it has moved down 40 places. More babies were named Krishna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Krishna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 23% girls, 77% boys given the name Krishna in the US.
Where is Krishna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Krishna was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Texas.