Boys' name · since 2009

Krishav

319 babies named Krishav in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#10,246 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,663 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
319
born since 2009
2020s
peak decade

Krishav currently ranks #4663 among boys' names in America, with 319 babies recorded since 2009.

Krishav has 319 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4663 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.

  • #10,246 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,663 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 319 born since 2009
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krishav ranks #10,246 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,663 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 319 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.

#10,246 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,663 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
319
born since 2009
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%66.5%
Krishav vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Krishav's 319 recorded births place it above 77.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Krishav compares

319 47th percentile among 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

Krishav's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Krishav Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 319 369 358,536
Peak-year births 35 34 22,252

Krishav's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Krishav's full recorded timeline at 2018, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Krishav popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
35
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
010203040 200920122014201620182020202220242025 22

Krishav by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (160 births, 50% of the file).

2020s was Krishav's strongest decade.

160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Krishav births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 160 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Krishav by state

Where Krishav concentrates geographically, total births since 2009

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Krishav
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 8.8%
#2 Texas
12 3.8%
#3 New Jersey
6 1.9%
California share of Krishav's total US births 8.8%
Even split

28 of 319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Krishav?
Since 2009, Social Security records show 319 babies named Krishav. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #10,246 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,663 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 35 births.
Where does Krishav sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krishav ranks #10,246 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,663 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Krishav most popular?
Krishav was most popular in the 2020s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Krishav most popular?
The top states for the name Krishav are California (28 births), Texas (12 births), New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Krishav been used?
Krishav has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 17 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Krishav?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kristopher, Kristian, Kris, Kristofer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Krishav's data

  • California records the most Krishavs (28 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 Krishav: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2025 (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 Krishav 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.