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Krish

Krish: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dark; black”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
KRISH · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Short form of Krishna. The Sanskrit name Krishna literally means 'dark' or 'black' and belongs to the Hindu deity.

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How popular is Krish?

202442.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Krish in 2024140

2024 rank#1,354 boys

Peak year2006

Total US babies since 18804,666

Krish has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Krish

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Bodhiawakening, enlightenment · Sanskrit
  • Arjunbright, white · Sanskrit
  • Aaravpeaceful; calm · Sanskrit
  • Avyaaneloquent; without imperfections · Sanskrit
  • Aryannoble · Sanskrit
  • Rohanascending · Sanskrit
  • Vihaandawn, morning · Sanskrit
  • Ishaansun; lord, ruler · Sanskrit

Krish questions

What does the name Krish mean?

Krish means "dark; black". It comes from Sanskrit. Short form of Krishna. The Sanskrit name Krishna literally means 'dark' or 'black' and belongs to the Hindu deity.

Is Krish a boy or girl name?

Krish is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Krish?

140 US babies were named Krish in 2024. Its peak year was 2006.

How do you pronounce Krish?

Krish is usually pronounced KRISH.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.