Krishna
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Krishna
Krishna is the name of a supreme Hindu god, and is often found in Hindu families. While it leans masculine, it is also given to girls, and a survey of names back in 2014 revealed the split was around 60:40.
Krishna for boys#2120 US
In Hindu tradition, Krishna was the human incarnation of the god Vishnu, a heroic figure representing love, protection, and joy. One of the eight sons of King Vasudeva, he and his brother Balarama were the only survivors after King Kamsa attempted to slaughter them all, owing to a prophecy that he would be killed by a child of Vasudeva. They went on to kill the evil king, fulfilling the prophecy.
Derived from the Sanskrit word for "black, dark, dark blue", Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Krishna Janmashtami, which falls in late August or early September. The familiar "Hare Krishna" is a chant to this deity.
The name has a variety of pronunciations, depending on language and location, though the most familiar is KRISH-nuh or KRISH-nah used in Hindi and English. In Sanskrit, KURSH-nu is used, while in Bengali, it may be heard as KREESH-no.
Krishna for girls#6995 US
Krishna, in Hindu tradition, was the human incarnation of the god Vishnu, a heroic figure representing love, protection, tenderness and joy. Meaning "dark, black, dark blue" in from Sanskrit, Krishna is a major Hindu deity whose birthday is celebrated every year.
Although Krishna is associated with a male deity, it is not unusual for it to be used as a girl's name, as Top Chef star Padma Lakshmi did for her daughter, Krishna Thea. . In fact, a survey back in 2014 revealed that while it does lean masculine, the split is around 60:40.
In the past decade, Krishna has been extremely popular as a girls' name in Chile, where it reached Number 12 on the female popularity list in 2002
Pronounced KRISH-nuh.
As of October 2026, Krishna ranked #2120 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1665 in 2004, Nameberry popularity #852.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,087 | 67 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #2,080 | 68 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,983 | 73 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,930 | 75 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #2,181 | 64 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #2,676 | 48 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #2,530 | 51 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #2,476 | 54 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #2,539 | 54 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #2,522 | 53 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,406 | 58 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #2,120 | 69 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Krishna for boys
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