Boys' name · since 1976
Krishan
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 417 babies named Krishan, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,949 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
417 babies have been named Krishan since 1976, making it today's #9949 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Krishan recorded 417 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #9949 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #8,809 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,949 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 417 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krishan ranks #8,809 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,949 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 417 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,809 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,949 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 417
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Krishan's 417 recorded births place it above 80.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Krishan compares
417 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Krishan's all-time total is 13% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Krishan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 417 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Krishan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Krishan's full recorded timeline at 2003, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Krishan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Krishan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (145 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Krishan's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Krishan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 145 births (35% of all-time use).
Krishan by state
Where Krishan concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 12.7% |
53 of 417 births nationwide.
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What to do with Krishan's data
- Krishan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Krishans (53 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krishan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Krishan 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.