Krishan
Boy · KRISH-an · Sanskrit
Krishan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “dark; black”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Krishan mean?
Sanskrit: Hindi and Punjabi form of Krishna
“dark; black”
Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu, is the divine teacher of the Bhagavad Gita.
- Say it
- KRISH-an
Is Krishan a girl's or a boy's name?
Krishan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Krishan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Krishan, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 41 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Krishan than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Krishan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Krishan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,268 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 35 | #941 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,095 |
| 2010 | 37 | #867 |
| 2009 | 37 | #854 |
| 2008 | 27 | #1,047 |
| 2007 | 41 | #753 |
| 2006 | 38 | #755 |
| 2005 | 30 | #853 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,010 |
| 2003 | 34 | #700 |
| 2002 | 33 | #658 |
| 2001 | 24 | #796 |
| 2000 | 23 | #812 |
| 1999 | 36 | #585 |
| 1998 | 35 | #587 |
| 1997 | 33 | #585 |
| 1996 | 36 | #529 |
How popular is Krishan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Krishan, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Krishan in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Krishan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
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