Unisex name · since 1980
Krisna
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 94 babies named Krisna, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Krisna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 94 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Krisna recorded 94 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1980 to 2006.
- #27,803 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 94 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Krisna ranks #27,803 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 94
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Krisna's 94 recorded births place it above 61.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Krisna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Krisna's full recorded timeline at 1997, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Krisna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2006
- Peak year (1991)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Krisna popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 2000 (Krisna as boys' name)
Krisna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (38 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Krisna's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Krisna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38 births (40% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Krisna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1980–2006 (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 Krisna 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.