Krishna

Meaning: Black, dark, dark-blue
Origin: Sanskrit — Sanskrit adjective krishna

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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#2,206 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,895 in Canada (2024).

Famous Krishnas

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai — Nepalese politician (1924–2011)
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV — King of Mysore (1884–1940)
Krishna Ghattamaneni — Indian film actor, director and producer
Krishna Mohan Banerjee — Bengali scholar (1813–1885)
Krishna I — Rashtrakuta emperor (756–774), credited with the Kailasa temple at Ellora

In stories & tradition

Krishna — Mahabharata (book)
Krishna in the Mahabharata — character in the Mahabharata
Krishna Chrysaor — Saint Seiya (manga)

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 businessman, industrialist, philanthropist and politician (1918–2008).

Spellings & nicknames

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

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