How Many People Are Named Krishna?
An estimated 4,063 people in the United States have the first name Krishna. It is used for both genders, with 55.1% male. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Krishna peaked in popularity in 2007 with 123 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Krishna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Krishna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Krishna is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
4,063
About 1 in 84,360 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
55.1% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2007
123 births
Total Registered
4,206
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Krishna
Krishna is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (55.1%) and females (44.9%). Out of 4,206 total births registered, 2,316 were male and 1,890 were female.
Krishna as a male name
Ranked #2,406 in 2024
58 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (85 births)
Krishna as a female name
Ranked #7,071 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (65 births)
Krishna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Krishna span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,040 babies were registered. While Krishna is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Krishna by Decade
How has Krishna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Krishna by State
Birth registrations for Krishna span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts. On average, about 105 Krishnas were registered per state.
Krishna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Krishna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Krishna
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Krishna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Krishna?
We estimate approximately 4,063 people named Krishna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 84,360 Americans share this first name.
Is Krishna a common name?
Krishna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,206 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Krishna most popular?
Krishna reached peak popularity in 2007, when 123 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Krishna is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Krishna a male name?
Krishna is predominantly male. 55.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Krishna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Krishna Smith, Krishna Johnson, Krishna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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