Boys' name · since 1995
Krishnan
16 babies named Krishnan in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Krishnan since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Krishnan recorded 16 times among boys since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2007.
- #30,853 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krishnan ranks #30,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Krishnan's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Krishnan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Krishnan's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Krishnan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2007
- Peak year (1995)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Krishnan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Krishnan's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Krishnan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Krishnan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1995–2007 (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 Krishnan 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.