| Tejas | Krishna | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Radiance, brilliance, fiery energy | Dark; black |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | TAY-juss | KRISH-nuh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2013 (77) | 2007 (85) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Tejas | Krishna |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 208 | 339 |
| 2010s | 509 | 673 |
| 2000s | 500 | 655 |
| 1990s | 165 | 346 |
| 1980s | 73 | 152 |
| 1970s | 18 | 162 |
| 1960s | 0 | 53 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 |
From the Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas), 'sharpness, brilliance, splendour, light, fire, vital energy'. A core Vedic concept denoting radiant power and inner fire.
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.
Tejas and Krishna are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Tejas means Radiance, brilliance, fiery energy (sanskrit origin), while Krishna means Dark; black (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Tejas first appears in 0 and Krishna in 0, so Tejas has the longer recorded history.