Gender
Origin
- Unknown
- Hindi
- Signifies a Hindu deity or superior being
- Sanskrit
- "Black," "dark," or "dark blue"
Syllables
2
Themes
- Color
Pronunciation
k-rish-na, kr(i)-shna
Celebrity Babies
Padma Lakshmi
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #1740, 85 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2108, 69 births)
- Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #1526, 65 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6838, 16 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | 16 |
| 2024 | 58 | 16 |
| 2023 | 53 | 16 |
| 2022 | 54 | 18 |
| 2021 | 54 | 19 |
| 2020 | 51 | 8 |
| 2019 | 48 | 14 |
| 2018 | 64 | 20 |
| 2017 | 75 | 15 |
| 2016 | 73 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #827, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2131, 11 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #955, 22 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 4 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | 4 |
| 2018 | 17 | – |
| 2017 | 19 | 3 |
| 2016 | 23 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #2155, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #4056, 5 births); most recent 2021 (rank #5331, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | – |
| 2016 | 12 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence