MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kishan mean?
Kishan is a widespread vernacular form of Krishna. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna teaches Arjuna about action, knowledge and devotion.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
किशन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kishan in Indian usage
5,644 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 142 records (2.5%).
- Recorded as male: 5,502 records (97.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 379 |
| 1950s | 440 |
| 1960s | 559 |
| 1970s | 1,212 |
| 1980s | 1,641 |
| 1990s | 1,291 |
| Other decades | 122 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 4,014 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 378 |
| Kerala | 217 |
| Goa | 181 |
| Meghalaya | 140 |
| Assam | 135 |
| Karnataka | 118 |
| Other states | 461 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Kishan / M | 9 | 2,440 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Kishan; Table_6, C2554 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kishan; Table_6, C2554
- Wiktionary: किशन ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Wiktionary: कृष्ण ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Behind the Name: Kishan ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Monier-Williams, kṛṣṇa, p. 306,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.