Krishnan
Origin
Malayalam
Syllables
2
Peak era
1970s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
“Malayalam form of Sanskrit Krishna (dark, dark blue) with the -an masculine ending that marks a name as specifically Kerala or Tamil rather than pan-Indian; a grandfather-generation classic, honored today mostly as a middle or family name”
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 1970s2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Krishnan peaked in the 1970s.
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