Krishan
Krishan is a given name and surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Meaning & Origin of Krishan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Krishan is a given name and surname. Notable persons with that name include:
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The Story of Krishan
Krishan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 20 Krishans were born — ranking #4,044 that year. As of 2026, Krishan ranks #8,294 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 410 Krishans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Krishan
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Krishan Bheel (born 1968), Pakistani politician
- Krishan Chander (1914–1977), Urdu and Hindi Afsaana Nigaar, or short story writer
- Krishan Dev Sethi , the current general secretary of Democratic Conference Jammu and Kashmir
- Krishan Dinidu (born 1990), Sri Lankan cricketer
- Krishan Imdika (born 1976), Sri Lankan cricketer
- Krishan Kant , the tenth vice president of India from 1997 until his death
- Krishan Kant Saini (born 1931), Indian Airforce helicopter pilot who achieved the world's highest altitude helicopter landing
- Krishan Kumar (sociologist) (born 1942), British sociologist
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Names that sound like Krishan
Phonetically similar names — useful when Krishan is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Krishan
Krishan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 410 births in the dataset. Krishan's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #4,044. Use the chart and map above to compare Krishan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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