Krishna

Meaning: Black, dark
Origin: Sanskrit — From Krishna, a major Hindu deity

Nicknames: Krish

Boy's name · #2120 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Krishna is climbing: on the charts since 1957, it is ranked #2120 in 2025, with about 70 boys given the name last year. Roughly 2,400 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,167 in Canada (2025) · #2,133 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,725 in Austria (2025) · #3,937 in Italy (2024) · #4,986 in France (2025) · #1,459 in Sweden (2024) · #5,713 in Ecuador (2024).

Famous Krishnas

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai — Nepalese revolutionary, politician, journalist, and novelist (1923–2011)
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV — Maharaja of Mysore from 1902 to 1940 (1884–1940)
Krishna Ghattamaneni — Indian actor and filmmaker (1943–2022)
Krishna Mohan Banerjee — Bengali scholar (1813–1885)
Krishna I — Rashtrakuta emperor from 756 to 774 (died 774)

In stories & tradition

Krishna — Major deity in Hinduism
Krishna in the Mahabharata — Character in the Mahabharata
Krishna Chrysaor — Saint Seiya character

What Krishnas become

Among 385 notable people named Krishna:

Business leaders appear 2.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Krishna Kumar Birla, Indian industrialist (1918–2018).

Spellings & nicknames

About 150 boys a year are given Krish as their full name.

Similar names: Krish · Shiv · Krishiv · Indiana · Atharva · Keshav

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