Boys' name · since 1985
Krish
4,811 babies named Krish in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,825 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,280 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,811
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,811 babies have been named Krish since 1985, making it today's #1280 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krish has been recorded 4,811 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #1280 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #1,825 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,280 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,811 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krish ranks #1,825 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,280 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,811 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,825 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,280 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,811
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Krish's 4,811 recorded births place it above 95.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Krish compares
4,811 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Krish's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Krish | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,811 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 371 | 34 | 22,252 |
Krish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Krish splits its recorded history at 2009: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 371 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Krish popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 371
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Krish popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1970 (Krish as girls' name)
Krish by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,092 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Krish's strongest decade.
2,092 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Krish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,753 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,092 births
- 2020s
2020s
904 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,092 births (43% of all-time use).
How Krish compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Krish's total volume
Krish by state
Where Krish concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 826 | 17.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 581 | 12.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 424 | 8.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 358 | 7.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 324 | 6.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 209 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 192 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 154 | 3.2% |
826 of 4,811 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Krish appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Krish's data
- Krish's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,092 total births) through the 2020s (904) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Krishs (826 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Krish
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Krish
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Krish draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.