How Many People Are Named Krish Ghandi?

There are approximately 1 people named Krish Ghandi living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Krish with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ghandi. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Krish: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Krish. The peak year was 2006 with 371 births. The average person named Krish today is 14 years old.

Male
Female
0 74 148 223 297 371 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Krish

In the 2020 Census, the first name Krish was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander (92.20%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (2.73%) and White (2.39%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Krish in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Krish rose or fell over time.

White
2.39%
Black
0.76%
Hispanic
1.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander
92.20%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.88%
Two or More Races
2.73%

Ancestry of the Ghandi Surname

The surname Ghandi was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Ghandi in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
45.56%
Black
8.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander
37.28%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.59%
Two or More Races
7.69%

How we calculated this

The first name "Krish" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Ghandi" appears at a rate of 0.06 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Krish are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Krish Ghandi: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Krish Ghandi?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Krish Ghandi are alive in the United States today. The first name Krish is shared by 4,623 Americans, and the surname Ghandi is shared by 194.

How rare is the name Krish Ghandi?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Krish is rare and the surname Ghandi is very rare.

Is Krish a male or female name?

Krish is predominantly male, with 99.8% of bearers being male and 0.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 2006 and the average bearer today is 14 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Krish?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Krish was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander (92.20%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (2.73%) and White (2.39%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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