| Krishna | Tejas | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Dark; black | Radiance, brilliance, fiery energy |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | KRISH-nuh | TAY-juss |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2007 (85) | 2013 (77) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Krishna | Tejas |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 339 | 208 |
| 2010s | 673 | 509 |
| 2000s | 655 | 500 |
| 1990s | 346 | 165 |
| 1980s | 152 | 73 |
| 1970s | 162 | 18 |
| 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 the Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas), 'sharpness, brilliance, splendour, light, fire, vital energy'. A core Vedic concept denoting radiant power and inner fire.
Krishna and Tejas are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Krishna means Dark; black (sanskrit origin), while Tejas means Radiance, brilliance, fiery energy (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Krishna first appears in 0 and Tejas in 0, so Krishna has the longer recorded history.