Boy name Sanskrit origin Hindu tradition

Krishna

KRISH-nuh · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Dark; black; the deity
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
Hindu
Style era
classic
Themes
mythological · religious
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2406
2024 births58
Peak year2007
First appeared1957
Total US births2,316
2007 peak19571974199120072024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
KrishKris
Alternate spellings
KrsnaKrishnan
In other languages
Krishna (Sanskrit)Krishan (Hindi)

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