NameTides

Krishna

Krishna was the #2,108 boys' name in the US in 2025 (69 babies), and #2,133 in England & Wales and #1,167 in Canada.

Krishna as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Krishna as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Krishna as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,108 (69)#2,133 (11)#1,167 (21)
2024#2,393 (58)#1,859 (13)#1,764 (11)
2023#2,510 (53)#1,800 (13)#1,192 (18)
2022#2,517 (54)#2,321 (9)#1,415 (14)
2021#2,464 (54)#2,301 (9)#1,191 (18)
2020#2,505 (51)#3,334 (5)#1,595 (11)
2019#2,656 (48)#2,266 (9)#2,440 (6)
2018#2,167 (64)#1,455 (17)#1,836 (9)
2017#1,918 (75)#1,339 (19)#1,852 (9)
2016#1,975 (73)#1,187 (23)#1,346 (14)
2015#2,068 (68)#1,380 (18)#2,387 (6)
2014#2,082 (67)#1,370 (18)#1,936 (8)
2013#2,090 (64)#1,183 (21)#2,086 (7)
2012#1,849 (79)#1,430 (17)#1,971 (8)
2011#1,988 (69)#1,398 (17)#1,569 (11)

Krishna as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Krishna as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Krishna as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#6,838 (16)#5,927 (3)#2,730 (7)
2024#6,932 (16)#4,844 (4)—
2023#6,922 (16)#4,710 (4)—
2022#6,464 (18)#3,971 (5)#2,553 (7)
2021#6,174 (19)#3,519 (6)—
2020#11,090 (8)——
2019#7,716 (14)#4,686 (4)#2,025 (10)
2018#6,010 (20)——
2017#7,442 (15)#5,765 (3)—
2016#5,445 (24)#3,609 (6)#3,294 (5)
2015#5,127 (26)#2,705 (9)—
2014#5,163 (26)#3,514 (6)—
2013#4,887 (28)#2,649 (9)#3,286 (5)
2012#5,114 (27)#3,285 (7)—
2011#4,681 (30)#2,432 (10)#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2012 at #1,849.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1957.
  • In 2025, 19% of US babies named Krishna were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 25,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 100,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Krishna is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 29,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Krishna by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,483TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Krishna (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,3557

Krishna (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KrishnaCanadaGirls#2,7307
KrishnaCanadaBoys#1,16721
KrishnaEngland & WalesGirls#5,9273
KrishnaEngland & WalesBoys#2,13311
KrishnaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KrishnaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KrishnaUSGirls#6,83816
KrishnaUSBoys#2,10869