Krisna
Krisna is a name with a single cultural origin: Indonesian.
- Indonesian
Meaning & Origin of Krisna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Krisna is a name with a single cultural origin: Indonesian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Indonesian
The Story of Krisna
As a girl name
American parents first put Krisna on the record books as a girl name in 1980, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 8 Krisnas were born — ranking #9,336 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Krisnas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2006 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 94 Krisnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Krisna on the record books as a boy name in 2000, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 7 Krisnas were born — ranking #8,209 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2002 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 13 Krisnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Krisna
Krisna is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 94 births in the dataset. Krisna's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #9,336. Use the chart and map above to compare Krisna'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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