Top Hindu Lord Krishna Names For Your Baby Boy

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Tarasha Chandra

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Tarasha is the mother of two kids, a 12-year-old preteen boy, and an inquisitive and bubbly 8-year-old girl. She has her hands full. She loves giving a personal touch to her articles by incorporating all her experiences as a full-time mom. Tarasha brings with her more than 15 years of writing experience in various domains of parenting.

Lord Krishna Names For Your Baby Boy

Lord Krishna is very popular amongst all gods. His childhood was full of naughtiness and he was adored by all. Lord Krishna is famous for his charm, power and his little antics. Lord Krishna is the ninth reincarnation of Lord Vishnu and is also loved by all. He is mostly worshipped in his child form, also known as Gopal, Balakrishna, Natkhat Kanhaiyaa, etc., and is of the most popular gods in Hinduism. He is known for his beauty, charm, power, love and naughtiness. As the ninth reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, Lord Krishna is a collective favourite among Hindu believers. Lord Krishna names for baby boy starting with A are very common as “A” is widely used. The second widely used being “S”, and so Lord Krishna baby names starting with S are also many in number.

Since Lord Krishna was worshipped as a baby as well when he grew up, many synonyms of Lord Krishna are used by parents as well. The naughty gopal names or laddu gopal names are also added to the list. As the god is worshipped in different parts of the country, names of Lord Krishna in Sanskrit, names of Lord Krishna for baby boy in Hindi, different names of Lord Krishna in Kannada, names of Krishna in Marathi can be found in the below list as well.

In This Article

Modern Names of Lord Krishna For Baby Boy
30 Unique Lord Krishna Names For Baby Boy With Meaning
Names of Lord Krishna in Sanskrit For Baby Boy
Lord Krishna Names For Baby Boy in Hindi
Lord Krishna Different Names in Kannada
Top Lord Krishna Names For Baby Boy in Marathi
FAQ’s

Modern Names of Lord Krishna For Baby Boy

The parents of this age prefer to have names that are short, small, cute, sweet and easy to remember but with a profound meaning to them. There are more than 100 baby boy names pertaining to Lord Krishna on the internet. Lord Krishna is known for his charm, naughtiness, music etc and few such trendy, modern and meaningful names of Lord Krishna are given in this table.

SL No	Name	Meaning
1	Abhijeet	Victorious
2	Abjayoni	Lord Brahma
3	Ajaya	Undefeated
4	Akkrum	Lord Buddha
5	Amitav	Limitless
6	Anami	Lord Buddha
7	Ananta	Eternal
8	Anish	A close friend
9	Aprameya	Lord Krishna
10	Balakrishna	Young Krishna
11	Balgopal	Baby Krishna
12	Bali	Brave and powerful
13	Balkrishan	Young Krishna
14	Banbihari	Lord Krishna
15	Bankim	Crescent
16	Brajamohan	Attractive
17	Brij	Place of Lord Krishna
18	Brijesh	God of the land of Brij
19	Chidakash	Absolute
20	Damodar	A name for Lord Krishna
21	Darsh	Sight
22	Devakinandan	Name of Lord Krishna
23	Devarajalu	Buddha
24	Dhrupad	Firm footed
25	Elumalai	Lord of seven hills
26	Gadin	Lord Krishna
27	Ghanshyam	Black clouds
28	Giridhar	Lord Krishna
29	Girivar	Lord Krishna
30	Gogula	Lord of serpents
31	Gopal	Cowerd
32	Gopesh	King of gopis
33	Gotam	Lord Buddha
34	Govind	Cowherd, Lord Krishna
35	Harekrishna	Lord Krishna
36	Haresh	Lord Shiva
37	Hari	Another name for Shiva
38	Harigopal	Lord Krishna
39	Harihar	Lord Vishnu and Shiva together
40	Hemnath	Early winter
41	Ilapataye	Lord of the earth
42	Jagannatha	King of universe
43	Jayi	Victorious
44	Kanaiya	Adolescent
45	Kanha	Young Krishna
46	Kanhaiya	Lord Krishna
47	Kanhaiyalal	The beloved adolescent
48	Kanjalochana	God with a lotus eye
49	Kannan	Another name for Lord Krishna
50	Kanu	Handsome
51	Kesava	Name of Lord Krishna
52	Kesavan	Lord venkateswara
53	Kishan	Dark-skinned
54	Kishore	Youthful
55	Krish	Short form of Lord Krishna
56	Krishna	Name of river
57	Krishnala	Black or dark
58	Krishnendu	Lord Krishna; Prince of Earth
59	Kunjabihari	Enjoyer of Lakes
60	Madhav	Sweet like honey
61	Makhesh	Lord Krishna
62	Manhar	One who attracts the mind
63	Manmohan	Pleasing
64	Meghashyam	Lord Krishna; Cloud dark
65	Mohnish	Lord Krishna; Attractive God
66	Mukund	Liberator
67	Munish	Chief of sages
68	Murali	Flute
69	Muralidhar	Lord Krishna
70	Muralimanohan	Lord Krishna
71	Murari	Killer of the demon Mura
72	Murarilal	The beloved
73	Murlidhar	Lord Krishna
74	Naggar	Lord Krishna
75	Nandakishore	Son of Nanda
76	Nandan	Pleasing
77	Neelesh	Moon
78	Nilesh	Lord Krishna
79	Niranjana	The night of the full moon
80	Nityananda	Always happy
81	Padmahasta	Lotus handed
82	Padmaraj	Another name for Lord Krishna
83	Prabudha	Awakened
84	Pyaremohan	Very much loved and attractive
85	Radhakanta	Lord Krishna
86	Radhesh	A name of Lord Krishna
87	Radheshyam	Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha
88	Ramakrishna	Combination of both Ram and Lord Krishna
89	Rasesh	Lord Krishna; Lord of Joy
90	Rayirth	Lord Brahma
91	Rohanlal	Lord Krishna
92	Rukminesh	Consort of Rukmini
93	Sachchit	Truth
94	Saket	Having the same intention
95	Sakyasinha	The Lion of the Sakya
96	Samdarshi	Unbiased who can see all
97	Sanwariya	Dark complexioned
98	Sarojin	Lotus-like
99	Sarva	Complete
100	Saugata	Another name of Gautama Buddha
101	Shaakya	Lord Buddha
102	Shoubhit	Brilliant and Handsome
103	Shrihari	Lord Krishna
104	Shyam	A name of Lord Krishna
105	Suri	Sage
106	Tathagata	Title of the Buddha
107	Tatharaj	Lord Buddha
108	Thakarshi	Lord Krishna
109	Thirumala	Abode of Lord Krishna
110	Tirthayad	Lord Krishna
111	Trigya	Lord Buddha
112	Trigyesh	Lord Buddha; Trigya with Esh as Ishwar
113	Trikay	Lord Buddha
114	Vagish	God of speech
115	Vamsidhar	The bearer of the flute
116	Vanabihari	Lord Krishna
117	Vardham	Lord Mahavir
118	Veni	The confluence of rivers
119	Venkatraman	Lord venkateswara
120	Vibhav	Omnipresent
121	Vishnu	Lord Krishna
122	Vrajesh	Lord of Vraj
123	Vrajmohan	Lord Krishna
124	Vrajraj	King of Vrindavan
125	Yadunath	Protector of Yadus
126	Yaduraj	King of Yadus
127	Yaduvir	Brave man
128	Yog	Lord Krishna
129	Yudhishthira	Lord Krishna
130	Yoginampati	Lord of Yogis

[Read : 300 Unique Lord Rama Names For Your Baby Boy]

30 Unique Lord Krishna Names For Baby Boy With Meaning

Lord Krishna or laddu Gopal as a child was very famous due to his loveable naughtiness and being the Kanhaiya. Janmashtami is also celebrated the same way by adorning the baby form of Krishna and so there are many names that have been listed in the table below.

SL No	Name	Meaning
1	Achuthan	Lord Krishna
2	Aarjyansh	Lord Krishna
3	Aarshabh	Another name for Lord Krishna
4	Alpesa	The subtle god
5	Areejeet	Son of Lord Krishna
6	Balakrishna	Young Krishna
7	Balinder	Lord Krishna
8	Braj	Place of Lord Krishna
9	Charuchandra	Beautiful Moon
10	Daaruk	Charioteer Of Krishna
11	Darsh	Lord Krishna
12	Darshil	Perfection
13	Devansh	Part of God
14	Grahil	Synonymn of Lord Krishna
15	Haresh	Lord Krishna
16	Hirish	Lord Krishna
17	Ishna	Lord Krishna
18	Kiesh	Great Joy
19	Kisa	Lord Krishna
20	Kiyash	Lord Krishna
21	Kriansh	Part of Lord Krishna
22	Krishiv	Lord Krishna+ Lord Shiva
23	Makhesh	Lord Krishna
24	Naggar	Lord Krishna
25	Parthan	Courageous
26	Pradyumna	Son of Lord Krishna
27	Radhu	Lord Krishna
28	Rayaan	Lord Krishna
29	Samarth	Talented
30	Trishaan	Lord Krishna

Names of Lord Krishna in Sanskrit For Baby Boy

baby boy dressed as Krishna

Sanskrit is the root for almost all languages and many words from Hindi are still used till date in the crude form. These names are also used for Lord Krishna and some of them are listed as below.

SL No	Name	Meaning
1	Brij	Place of Lord Krishna
2	Gopi	Head of God
3	Hari	Almighty
4	Kian	Royal
5	Vasu	Divine
6	Venu	Lord Krishna
7	Vraj	Place where Lord Krishna Lived
8	Anish	Supreme
9	Atharv	Name of Ved
10	Darsh	Lord Krishna
11	Daruk	Dark Skinned
12	Gadin	Lord Krishna
13	Gopan	Protection
14	Govin	Lord Krishna
15	Krish	Talented
16	Lalit	Attractive
17	Mayur	Fragments
18	Nimai	Talented
19	Parth	Emperor of the world
20	Saket	Heaven
21	Subal	Strong
22	Viaan	Full of life
23	Vihaas	Great smile
24	Grahil	Synonymn of Lord Krishna
25	Harish	Lord Krishna
26	Krivam	Sun and Lord Krishna
27	Vasumat	Lord Krishna
28	Vrajesh	Lord Krishna
29	Yaduraj	Lord Krishna
30	Yothvik	God of Love

Lord Krishna Names For Baby Boy in Hindi

Names for Lord Krishna in Hindi Language are very popular ones. They have very strong, attractive and powerful meaning as well. Some such names are given as under:

SL No	Name	Meaning
1	Ariv	King of wisdom
2	Arinjaya	Winner
3	Adwait	Indivisible entity
4	Anantjeet	Winner
5	Anish	Companion
6	Arijeet	One who controls all enemies
7	Asuman	Owner of breathing of all
8	Aswad	Tree of wisdom
9	Aikeshwar	The only God
10	Baleshwar	God of all children
11	Davesh	God of gods
12	Ganashaya	One who gives shelter to all
13	Haresh	One who solves all problems
14	Garishta	One who is great
15	Gopesh	Owner of all gopies

[Read : Hindu Lord Vishnu Names For Your Baby Boy]

Lord Krishna Different Names in Kannada

baby boy

Since Lord Krishna is worshipped in different parts of the country, we have compiled a list of the god’s name in Kannada as well.

SL No	Name	Meaning
1	Veni	Lord Krishna
2	Keyur	Armlet
3	Sarva	Lord Krishna
4	Vamsi	Name of Raaga
5	Vrisa	Lord Krishna
6	Yadhu	Lord Krishna
7	Akroor	Kind
8	Kaanan	Good Angel
9	Kayval	Absolute
10	Musuri	Lord Krishna
11	Nandhu	Great Man
12	Satvat	Lord Krishna
13	Venkat	Great Man
14	Vihari	Lord Krishna
15	Kaishav	Lord Krishna

Top Lord Krishna Names For Baby Boy in Marathi

Lord Krishna names in Marathi are slightly different than other languages so a compilation of few such names is as under:

SL No	Name	Meaning
1	Trivesh	One who knows the three Vedas
2	Sharvil	Name of Lord Krishna
3	Syamesh	Dark Blue
4	Kritish	Work of Art
5	Vassumat	Lord Krishna
6	Krishin	Lord Krishna
7	Krishvik	Hard worker
8	Vrund	Basil
9	Aniket	Lord Krishna
10	Annish	Supreme
11	Gopish	Lord Krishna
12	Kaival	Absolute
13	Karush	Attractive
14	Kriyan	Lord Krishna
15	Nithik	Master of Justice

Thus, keeping Lord Krishna names for your baby boy is an inspiration as he had vivid characteristics of an anchor, his charm, good deeds, virtuousness, naughtiness, innocence, a reason why many parents wish to keep their baby boy’s name after him. He has many forms, and every name is different and meaningful. He is also famous for Bhagvad Gita Shlokas. In other words, parents hope the child will become a leader just like Lord Krishna did.

FAQ’s

1. Is Vasudev Also The Name Of Lord Krishna?

Lord Krishna is also called Vaasudeva because it is the name derived from his father Vasudeva. He is also called Vaasudeva, because He is the supreme being who resides in all beings.

2. Is Krishna a Male Name?

Krishna in Sanskrit means “Dark”. Krishna is not just a male name, many people prefer naming their girl child Krishna because it is also connected with Goddess Durga.

Tarasha Chandra,PGDPM

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