Krish
Boy · KRISH · Sanskrit
Krish is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “black, dark”. In 2025 it ranked 842nd for boys in the UK (42 babies) and 1,276th for boys in the US (154 babies).
What does Krish mean?
Sanskrit: short form of Krishna
“black, dark”
Short form of Krishna, the Hindu god revered as the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
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- KRISH
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Is Krish a girl's or a boy's name?
Krish is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 42 boys in the UK and 154 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Krish in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #842among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 7,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 42 boys in the UK were named Krish, making it the 842nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 691st. Its busiest year was 2007, with 133 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Krish than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Krish in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 782nd in England and Wales.
Krish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #842 |
| 2024 | 48 | #783 |
| 2023 | 45 | #807 |
| 2022 | 56 | #691 |
| 2021 | 60 | #673 |
| 2020 | 55 | #691 |
| 2019 | 68 | #606 |
| 2018 | 65 | #621 |
| 2017 | 58 | #675 |
| 2016 | 83 | #536 |
| 2015 | 86 | #506 |
| 2014 | 86 | #511 |
| 2013 | 79 | #526 |
| 2012 | 89 | #488 |
| 2011 | 97 | #443 |
| 2010 | 110 | #408 |
| 2009 | 91 | #457 |
| 2008 | 94 | #440 |
| 2007 | 133 | #321 |
| 2006 | 119 | #323 |
| 2005 | 45 | #648 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 35 | #686 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Krish in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,276among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 154about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 154 boys in the US were named Krish, making it the 1,276th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,209th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 371 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Krish in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Krish in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 154 | #1,276 |
| 2024 | 141 | #1,351 |
| 2023 | 143 | #1,328 |
| 2022 | 155 | #1,254 |
| 2021 | 155 | #1,237 |
| 2020 | 156 | #1,209 |
| 2019 | 164 | #1,177 |
| 2018 | 174 | #1,117 |
| 2017 | 190 | #1,052 |
| 2016 | 206 | #990 |
| 2015 | 190 | #1,048 |
| 2014 | 195 | #1,035 |
| 2013 | 235 | #886 |
| 2012 | 251 | #846 |
| 2011 | 240 | #873 |
| 2010 | 247 | #857 |
| 2009 | 238 | #883 |
| 2008 | 261 | #836 |
| 2007 | 346 | #685 |
| 2006 | 371 | #632 |
| 2005 | 167 | #1,012 |
| 2004 | 127 | #1,201 |
| 2003 | 121 | #1,209 |
| 2002 | 85 | #1,480 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
Names like Krish
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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