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.
- 94
- total births
- 1980–2006
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that 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.
- 94 total births
- 1980–2006 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Krisna's 94 recorded births place it above 61% 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
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
94 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 8 births in a single year.
Krisna popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 2000 (Krisna as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Krisna accounts for 12% of total recorded use across both genders.
Krisna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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).
Krisna decade highlights
- Peak decade 38 births
- Runner-up 35 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac. "Krisna: Baby Name Since 1980 - 94 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/krisna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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