Krishna is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Krishna is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,120 among boys (69) and #6,995 among girls (16) — overall #3,953 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | 85 | #6,995 | #2,120 |
| 2024 | 74 | 74 | #7,097 | #2,409 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | #7,104 | #2,526 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | #6,590 | #2,542 |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | #6,294 | #2,479 |
| 2020 | 59 | 59 | #11,653 | #2,530 |
| 2019 | 62 | 62 | #7,958 | #2,676 |
| 2018 | 84 | 84 | #6,150 | #2,184 |
| 2017 | 90 | 90 | #7,665 | #1,930 |
| 2016 | 97 | 97 | #5,542 | #1,983 |
| 2015 | 94 | 94 | #5,222 | #2,080 |
| 2014 | 93 | 93 | #5,235 | #2,088 |
| 2013 | 92 | 92 | #4,963 | #2,102 |
| 2012 | 106 | 106 | #5,184 | #1,854 |
| 2011 | 99 | 99 | #4,761 | #1,994 |
| 2010 | 91 | 91 | #5,518 | #2,061 |
| 2009 | 100 | 100 | #5,471 | #1,934 |
| 2008 | 108 | 108 | #4,136 | #2,018 |
| 2007 | 123 | 123 | #4,095 | #1,752 |
| 2006 | 102 | 102 | #4,637 | #1,904 |
| 2005 | 105 | 105 | #3,345 | #2,100 |
| 2004 | 116 | 116 | #3,783 | #1,665 |
| 2003 | 105 | 105 | #3,563 | #1,829 |
| 2002 | 104 | 104 | #2,920 | #2,060 |
| 2001 | 93 | 93 | #3,668 | #1,924 |
| 2000 | 84 | 84 | #3,308 | #2,279 |
| 1999 | 105 | 105 | #2,591 | #1,952 |
| 1998 | 105 | 105 | #2,553 | #1,915 |
| 1997 | 93 | — | #2,718 | #1,945 |
| 1996 | 80 | — | #2,574 | #2,514 |
| 1995 | 72 | — | #2,951 | #2,427 |
| 1994 | 73 | — | #2,776 | #2,596 |
| 1993 | 63 | — | #3,079 | #2,831 |
| 1992 | 69 | — | #3,067 | #2,386 |
| 1991 | 75 | — | #2,433 | #2,879 |
| 1990 | 63 | — | #3,117 | #2,532 |
| 1989 | 56 | — | #3,016 | #3,038 |
| 1988 | 36 | — | #3,756 | #4,327 |
| 1987 | 52 | — | #2,751 | #3,135 |
| 1986 | 44 | — | #3,497 | #2,741 |
| 1985 | 31 | — | #4,545 | #3,313 |
| 1984 | 45 | — | #3,189 | #2,657 |
| 1983 | 32 | — | #4,192 | #3,160 |
| 1982 | 35 | — | #3,846 | #3,208 |
| 1981 | 34 | — | #4,076 | #2,970 |
| 1980 | 41 | — | #2,959 | #3,745 |
| 1979 | 36 | — | #3,716 | #2,966 |
| 1978 | 46 | — | #3,051 | #2,333 |
| 1977 | 48 | — | #2,639 | #2,735 |
| 1976 | 44 | — | #2,691 | #2,765 |
| 1975 | 53 | — | #2,183 | #2,838 |
| 1974 | 55 | — | #1,864 | #4,025 |
| 1973 | 60 | — | #1,847 | #2,658 |
| 1972 | 68 | — | #1,757 | #2,206 |
| 1971 | 92 | — | #1,530 | #1,728 |
| 1970 | 51 | — | #2,219 | #2,452 |
| 1969 | 35 | — | #2,620 | #3,206 |
| 1968 | 29 | — | #3,011 | #2,831 |
| 1967 | 21 | — | #4,170 | #2,698 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #7,080 | #3,396 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #6,156 | #3,736 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,059 | — |
| 1961 | 10 | — | #7,063 | #4,385 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #4,613 | #3,868 |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,745 | — |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,558 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,286 |