192 Enchanting and Graceful Names of Lord Krishna for Baby Boy
Your boy just knocked over that mug of curd. A loud yelling voice says, “Krishna!” from the other side. He runs off laughing. The names of Lord Krishna fit him best. You know you did it good justice.
Who is Lord Krishna?
Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu, after Lord Ram, is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love. He is the central character in the Mahabharat, Bhagavad Gita, Brahma Vaivarta Puran, and Bhagvat Puran and is also mentioned in many Hindu philosophical, theological, and mythological texts.
Why names of Lord Krishna?
A god-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero, and the universal supreme figure. All these traits have made him the most loved and the most popular god among every follower. Many call him Kale Kaniaya, Bal Gopal, and other cutie pie names. It just shows how people want to embrace him as the child he was born to Yasodha. He has been called with many more names of Lord Krishna which has been listed below by the Name Experts.
Lists of Names of Lord Krishna for Baby Boy
| Names | Meanings |
| Abhijeet | Lord Krishna; One who is victorious (Abhijeet) |
| Ajaya | Unconquerable; Undefeated |
| Ananta | Infinite; Endless; Eternal; The Earth |
| Anish | A close friend; Good company; Smart one; Companion; Supreme; Another name for Krishna and Vishnu |
| Aprameya | A name of Lord Krishna |
| Balakrishna | Young Krishna |
| Balgopal | Baby Krishna; Infant Krishna |
| Bali | A mighty warrior; Brave; Powerful; Strength; Offering |
| Balkrishan | Young Krishna |
| Banbihari | Lord Krishna; One who enjoys roaming in the forest |
| Banke | Lord Krishna; Bent in three places |
| Banke Bihari | Lord Krishna, One who loves to sport in the forests Banke meaning bent in three places as the curved statue of Krishna usually is hands folded to hold a flute, Waist wrapped, And leg wrapped in a standing pose |
| Bankebihari | Lord Krishna, one who loves to sport in the forests, Banke meaning bent in three places as the curved statue of Krishna usually is hands folded to hold a flute, waist folded and leg folded in a standing pose |
| Bankim | Crescent; Lord Krishna; Curved |
| Banshidhar | Lord Krishna, The bearer of the flute |
| Bansilal | Lord Krishna; The first Lord |
| Banwari | Lord Krishna; The one living in the groves of Vrindavan |
| Barhi Barhavatamsaka | One who adorns Peacock feathers |
| Brajamohan | Lord Krishna, Vraj – Vrindavan, Mohan – attractive |
| Brij | Place of Lord Krishna; Strength; To twist; To leave |
| Brijesh | God of the land of Brij |
| Brijmohan | Lord Krishna, Vraj – Vrindavan, Mohan – attractive |
| Brijnandan | Lord Krishna; Of Vrindavan |
| Damodar | Rope tied around Lord Krishna; A name of Lord Krishna |
| Damodara | Dam=cord; Udara=stomach; Lord when he was tied with a rope around his waist |
| Danavendra Vinashaka | Destroyer of the king of demons |
| Darsh | Sight; Handsome; Lord Krishna; When the Moon becomes visible |
| Dayanidhi | A treasure house of mercy |
| Devakinandan | Name of Lord Krishna |
| Dhrupad | A king; Firm footed |
| Dvaraka-Nayakaya | Lord Krishna, Lord of Dwaraka |
| Gadin | Lord Krishna; One who is armed with a club; One who wields the mace |
| Ghanashyam | Lord Krishna; Solid dark; Of the colour of the darkest cloud that will soon rain |
| Ghanshyam | Lord Krishna; Black cloud |
| Girdhari | Lord Krishna, One who holds mountain (Krishna) |
| Giridhar | Lord Krishna, One who holds mountain (Krishna) |
| Girivar | Lord Krishna, One who holds govardhana Giri mountain in his hand |
| Gitamrita Mahodadhi | An ocean containing nectar of Gita |
| Gogula | Lord Krishna; The Lord of serpents |
| Gopal | Cowherd, Another name of Lord Krishna |
| Gopesh | Lord Krishna, King of Gopis |
| Govind | Cowherd, Lord Krishna |
| Govinda | Lord Krishna; Gaom+vindati; One who has knowledge of sense and is the illuminator of senses can also be translated as one who makes cowherd boys Happy |
| Gulzarilal | Name of Lord Krishna |
| Harekrishna | Lord Krishna; Everything that exists |
| Haresh | Lord Shiva, Shiva, Lord Har |
| Hari | The Sun; Man; Green; Light; Moon; Another name for Indra; Brahma Vishnu and Shiva |
| Harigopal | Lord Krishna, Lord who is a cowherd |
| Harihar | Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva together |
| Ilapataye | Lord of the earth |
| Jagadbandu | Lord Krishna; Friend; Relative of the whole world |
| Jagadguru | Preceptor of the universe |
| Jagannatha | King of the universe |
| Jagmohan | One who attracts the world |
| Janardhana | Lord Krishna; One who helps people; Liberator from the cycle of birth and death |
| Jayi | Victorious |
| Jograj | Lord Krishna; Lord of ascetics |
| Kanaiya | Lord Krishna; Adolescent |
| Kanha | Young; Lord Krishna |
| Kanhaiya | Lord Krishna; Adolescent |
| Kanhaiyalal | Lord Krishna, The beloved adolescent |
| Kanjalochana | Lotus eyed God |
| Kannan | Another name of Lord krishna |
| Kanu | Lord Krishna; Kanu means handsome |
| Keshav | Name of Lord Krishna; Lord Venkateswara; Lord Vishnu; Long Haired; Slayer of Keshi demon |
| Kishan | Lord Krishna; Black; Dark-skinned |
| Kishore | A young boy; Lord Krishna; Youth; Youthful; The Sun |
| Kriday | Lord Krishna |
| Krish | Nickname of names beginning with – Kris; Short form of Lord Krishna |
| Krishna | Lord Krishna; Name of the river |
| Krishnachandra | Lord Krishna; The Black Moon; The name of a king |
| Krishnadeva | Lord Krishna; The dark-skinned God |
| Krishnakanta | Beloved of Krishna |
| Krishnala | Lord Krishna; Sanskrit meaning as black or dark |
| Krishnamurari | Lord Krishna, The only one who plays a sweet flute, The one who attracts everyone’s heart by playing his flute |
| Krishnamurthy | Lord Krishna, Manifestation of the God Krishna |
| Krishnendu | Lord Krishna; Prince of Earth |
| Kunjabihari | Lord Krishna; Enjoyer of lakes |
| Madhav | Another name of Lord Krishna; Sweet like honey |
| Madhava | Another name of Lord Krishna; Sweet like honey |
| Madhughne | Killer of demon Madhu |
| Madhusudan | Lord Krishna, One who killed demon Madhu |
| Makhesh | Lord Krishna; Lord of sacrifice; Name of Vishnu |
| Manhar | Lord Krishna; Pleasing; Charming; One who attracts the mind |
| Manmohan | Pleasing; Lord Krishna |
| Meghashyam | Lord Krishna; Cloud dark |
| Mohnish | Lord Krishna; Attractive God |
| Mukund | Name of Lord Vishnu; Freedom giver; Gem; Liberator |
| Murali | Flute |
| Muralidhar | Lord Krishna, The one who bears the flute |
| Muralimanohar | Lord Krishna; Attractive one who has a flute in his hand |
| Murari | Lord Krishna; Killer of the demon Mura |
| Murarilal | Lord Krishna, Murari, The beloved |
| Murlidhar | Lord Krishna, The one who bears the flute |
| Naggar | Lord Krishna |
| Nandakishore | Lord Krishna, Son of Nanda |
| Nandan | Pleasing; Son; Celebrating; Heartening; Temple; Another name for Shiva and Vishnu |
| Nandlal | Lord Krishna, Beloved of Nanda |
| Narayana | Lord Vishnu; Refuge of man |
| Nathan | Gift from God; Rewarded; Given; Giving; Desire; Protector; Lord; Another name for Krishna |
| Natwar | Lord Krishna; Dancing Lord |
| Navanit Viliptanga | Lord whose body is smeared with butter |
| Nawalkishor | Lord Krishna; Adolescent boy |
| Neelesh | Lord Krishna; Moon |
| Nilesh | Lord Krishna; Moon |
| Niranjana | Aarti; Name of a river; Goddess Durga; The night of the full Moon |
| Nityananda | Lord Krishna; Always happy |
| Padmahasta | Lotus handed; Lord Krishna |
| Parabrahma | The ultimate conscious being |
| Paramapurusha | The supreme Man |
| Parasmai Jyotish | One with a supreme light |
| Parijatapa Harakaya | One who removes the Parijath flower |
| Parthasarathi | Charioteer of Partha, Lord Krishna, Arjuna’s charioteer Krishna |
| Pinaki | Lord Krishna; One who is the wielder of the bow |
| Pita Vasase | One wearing yellow robes |
| Punya-Shlokaya | Lord whose praise bestows merit |
| Pyarelal | Lord Krishna; Loved one |
| Pyaremohan | Lord Krishna; Very much loved and attractive |
| Radhakanta | Lord Krishna; Sweetheart of Radha (Radha represents devotee, thus the protector, Lover, Friend of the devotee) |
| Radhesh | A name of Lord Krishna |
| Radheshyam | Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha |
| Ramakrishna | Combination of both Ram and Lord Krishna |
| Rasbihari | Lord Krishna, Name of Krishna, Sporting in raas |
| Rasesh | Lord Krishna; Lord of Joy |
| Rasmaru | Lord Krishna |
| Ravilochana | Having Sun as the eye |
| Rohanlal | Lord Krishna; Rohan – the name of a mountain; Adams peak in Ceylon; Ascending; Climbing; Name of Vishnu; Lal – derived from Lallana; Red; Son; Beloved; Favorite; It is often used as a suffix |
| Rukminesh | Lord Krishna, Consort of Rukmini |
| Sachidanand Vigraha | An embodiment of existence; Awareness and bliss |
| Saket | Lord Krishna; Having the same intention |
| Samdarshi | Lord Krishna; Unbiased who can see all |
| Sanwariya | Lord Krishna; Dark complexioned |
| Sarva | Lord Krishna; Lord Shiva; Perfect; Complete |
| Sarvapalaka | Protector of all; Lord Krishna |
| Satvat | Lord Krishna; Full of truth; Delighted; Name of Vishnu or Krishna; Name of Baladeva; A man of Yadav tribe; A worshipper |
| Satyanarayan | Lord Krishna; Sat=ultimate reality, Narayana=resting in consciousness |
| Shankdhar | Lord Krishna, The one who bears a conch |
| Shoubhit | Ornamented; Lord Krishna; Brilliant; Handsome |
| Shrigopal | Lord Krishna; A protector of the Earth; A king; An epithet of Krishna; An epithet of Shiva; Name of a Nag |
| Shrihari | Lord Krishna; Green; Yellow; Tawny; Golden color; A Parrot; A Snake; Name of Indra, Vishnu, Krishna, Brahman, Yama, Sun, Moon; A ray of light; Fire; Wind |
| Shrikanta | An epithet of Lord Vishnu, God of wealth or Lord Vishnu or Consort of Goddess Lakshmi; Beautiful; Lord Shiva; Of glorious neck |
| Shrikeshav | Lord Krishna; Having long or handsome hair |
| Shrikrishna | Lord Krishna, Black, Dark-skinned |
| Shrimohan | Lord Krishna; Attractive |
| Shripadma | Lord Krishna; Lotus-hued |
| Shyam | Dark blue; Black, A name of Lord Krishna |
| Shyamak | Lord Krishna; Dark; Name of a brother of Vasudeva; A kind of plant |
| Shyamantak | A jewel of Lord Vishnu |
| Shyamsundar | Lord Krishna; Cloud coloured and beautiful; One with the beauty of the evening |
| Shyamsundara | Lord of the beautiful evenings |
| Shyamsunder | Lord Krishna; Cloud colored and beautiful; One with the beauty of an evening |
| Siddhanta | Rule; Principals |
| Suri | Red rose; Happiness; Consort of the Sun; Krishna; Goddess; Learned; Sage |
| Thakarshi | Lord Krishna |
| Tirthayaad | Lord Krishna |
| Tirthayad | Lord Krishna |
| Urugay | Lord Krishna; Far-going; Far-striding; An epithet of Vishnu and Indra; Offering broad scope for movement |
| Vamsidhar | Lord Krishna, The bearer of the flute |
| Vanabihari | Lord Krishna; One who enjoys roaming in the forest |
| Vanamalin | Lord Krishna; One wearing a sylvan garland |
| Vanmali | An epithet of Lord Krishna |
| Vansidhar | Lord Krishna, The bearer of the flute |
| Vasudeva | Goddess of wealth |
| Vasumat | Lord Krishna; Wealthy |
| Vasupati | Rich Man |
| Vatsapal | Lord Krishna; Protector of children; A keeper of calves; Name of Krishna; Name of Baladeva |
| Vedamohan | Lord Krishna; Knower of Vedas |
| Vedmohan | Lord Krishna; Knower of Vedas |
| Veni | Braided hair; Name of a river, stream; Bridge; The confluence of rivers |
| Venimadhav | Lord Krishna, Madhav with braided hair |
| Vibhavasu | The Sun |
| Vibhumat | Lord Krishna; Omnipresent; Appearing in many forms; An epithet of Krishna |
| Vihari | Lord Krishna; Supreme enjoyer |
| Vishnu | Lord Vishnu; Root; To pervade; The preserver of the Hindu Holy Trinity; Has ten incarnations including Ram, Krishna and Buddha |
| Vitaharya | Lord Krishna |
| Vrajakishore | Lord Krishna; Child of Vraj |
| Vrajalal | Lord Krishna, Beloved of Vrindavan |
| Vrajanadan | Lord Krishna; Vraja – Vrindavan, Nandan – delighting; A son; The rejoice; An epithet of Vishnu; A designation of Shiva; Name of a Siddha; Name of a Buddhist deity |
| Vrajesh | Lord Krishna; Lord of Vraj |
| Vrajkishore | Lord Krishna, Adolescent of Vrindavan |
| Vrajmohan | Lord Krishna, Vraj – Vrindavan, Mohan – attractive |
| Vrajraj | Lord Krishna, King of Vrindavan |
| Vrisa | Lord Krishna; Cow |
| Yadav | Lord Krishna; Descendant from Yadu; Name of Krishna |
| Yadavendra | Lord Krishna; King of the Yadava clan |
| Yadunandan | Lord Krishna; Of Yadu clan |
| Yadunath | Lord Krishna; Protector of Yadus |
| Yaduraj | Lord Krishna, King of Yadus |
| Yaduvir | Lord Krishna; Brave man; Descendant of Yadu |
| Yajnarup | Lord Krishna; One who is as pure as Yajna; One whose form is Yajna |
| Yoginampati | Lord of the yogis |
| Yudhishthira | One who established Yudhisthira back as king |
Before You End This Article
It is quite a satisfying notion, to blame your child for the wrong doings, just to see their reaction to the accusation. Back when Yasodha blamed Krishna, he would just laugh it off and play along. Yasodha would have a hard time keeping up with him, but yet felt the fun in what he did. The names of Lord Krishna have come from what all the characters who have believed and loved him have called him at each point of time. The Name Experts had a hard days work, to bring the whole history down in this page. Your happiness is what matters the most.
Bringing Little Krishna at your home with the guided names of the Lord himself, is the least we could do with this list of names of Lord Krishna.