as a First Name
Sanskrit: literally ‘black, dark’; the name of a legendary hero, later elevated to divinity and usually regarded an incarnation of Vishnu.
| 2,358th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 8,097
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Jersey
- has the most people named Krishna per capita
- 2007
- marked the height of its popularity
49%
51%
0%
55+
55+
14%
30-54
30-54
18%
13-29
13-29
68%
0-12
0-12
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