MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Krishan mean?
Krishan is a conventional north Indian form of Krishna. The Sanskrit word describes a dark colour, while the personal name primarily recalls the deity who teaches in the Bhagavad Gita.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
कृष्ण
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
कृषण
Letter-by-letter: kṛṣaṇa
3,036 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Krishan in Indian usage
29,078 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (86.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 3,799 records (13.1%).
- Recorded as male: 25,279 records (86.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,193 |
| 1950s | 3,187 |
| 1960s | 6,323 |
| 1970s | 8,117 |
| 1980s | 7,621 |
| 1990s | 2,390 |
| Other decades | 247 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 24,540 |
| Haryana | 2,028 |
| Bihar | 881 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 454 |
| Rajasthan | 371 |
| Delhi | 267 |
| Jharkhand | 133 |
| Other states | 404 |
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 | Krishan / M | 5 | 3,684 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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 Krishan; Table_6, C4007 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Krishan; Table_6, C4007
- Monier-Williams, kṛṣṇa, p. 306,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.