| Daksh | Krishna | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Able; skilled | Dark; black |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | DUHKSH | KRISH-nuh |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2019 (60) | 2007 (85) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Daksh | Krishna |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 232 | 339 |
| 2010s | 396 | 673 |
| 2000s | 131 | 655 |
| 1990s | 0 | 346 |
| 1980s | 0 | 152 |
| 1970s | 0 | 162 |
| 1960s | 0 | 53 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 |
From Sanskrit daksha (दक्ष), 'able, competent, skilful, capable'. Also the name of Daksha, a Prajapati (progenitor) in Hindu mythology.
From Sanskrit krishna (कृष्ण), literally 'black, dark, dark-blue'. It is the name of the eighth avatar of Vishnu, the beloved deity of the Bhagavad Gita and Mahabharata, so the name is first and foremost a divine name.
Daksh and Krishna are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Daksh means Able; skilled (sanskrit origin), while Krishna means Dark; black (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Daksh first appears in 0 and Krishna in 0, so Daksh has the longer recorded history.