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The baby name Srikrishna is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced sree-KRISH-nuh (IPA: /sriːˈkrɪʃnə/).

Srikrishna is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Hindu, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: sree-KRISH-nuh (IPA: /sriːˈkrɪʃnə/)

What is the meaning of the name Srikrishna ?

The baby name Srikrishna is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced sree-KRISH-nuh (IPA: /sriːˈkrɪʃnə/).

Srikrishna is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.

Srikrishna is a Sanskrit compound of Śrī (“venerable, auspicious, prosperity,” also an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi) and Kṛṣṇa (“dark, black”), the name of the beloved deity and eighth avatar of Viṣṇu. As a devotional given name it conveys “the revered Krishna,” “auspicious Krishna,” or simply “Lord Krishna,” invoking protection, grace, and good fortune.

The name has been used across the Indian subcontinent for centuries, gaining wide popularity with the Bhakti movement and remaining common among Hindus in India and the global diaspora. Regional and orthographic variants include Shrikrishna (Hindi/Marathi), Sri Krishna or Shree Krishna (with a space in anglicized form), Sreekrishna and Sreekrishnan (Malayalam), Srikrishnan (Tamil), and Srikrishna (Telugu/Kannada); the scholarly transliteration is Śrīkṛṣṇa. Common short forms are Sri and Krishna, with Kris sometimes used abroad. Related feminine forms include Krishnaa in some traditions.

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Srikrishna – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
BH 0 #582 6 17,937
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
KW Boys 0 #758 12 18,755
United States Boys 2017 #880 6 7,410
OM Boys 0 #913 6 17,948
IN Boys 0 #965 37 16,750
SA Girls 0 #1,013 2 25,931
AE Boys 0 #1,137 7 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,179 4 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,600 15 28,008

Srikrishna is popular in 14 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
AE
BD
BH
IN

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People also ask about Srikrishna

Srikrishna is predominantly a boy's name.
Srikrishna is a 3 syllable name, pronounced sree-KRISH-nuh (IPA: /sriːˈkrɪʃnə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sri Krishna, Shri Krishna, Sreekrishna, Shreekrishna, Srikrishna and Srikrishan.
Across languages, Srikrishna has these equivalents: Kṛṣṇa (Sanskrit transliteration), Kishan (Hindi colloquial), Krish (short form).
Somewhat — Srikrishna ranked #880 in United States in 2017, placing it just outside the most common names.
Srikrishna's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #866 in 2007 to #880 in 2017 in United States.