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