Meaning and history
Probably means “all-pervasive” in Sanskrit, from विष् (viṣ), meaning “to pervade, to spread through.” Vishnu is the Hindu god of preservation and protection, usually depicted as blue-skinned and four-armed, and his wife is Lakshmi. Although he appears in the Rigveda, he becomes much more prominent in later texts. Great heroes such as Krishna, Rama, and Narasimha are regarded as his avatars, and Vaishnavism, the largest denomination of Hinduism, worships Vishnu and his avatars as the supreme god.
20062006: 49 births, rank #2,477
2007: 65 births, rank #2,094
2008: 46 births, rank #2,684
2009: 52 births, rank #2,451
2010: 33 births, rank #3,308
20112011: 39 births, rank #2,950
2012: 31 births, rank #3,450
2013: 43 births, rank #2,715
2014: 35 births, rank #3,154
2015: 25 births, rank #4,080
20162016: 29 births, rank #3,681
2017: 35 births, rank #3,249
2018: 34 births, rank #3,301
2019: 22 births, rank #4,480
2020: 20 births, rank #4,698
20212021: 17 births, rank #5,338
2022: 29 births, rank #3,774
2023: 16 births, rank #5,666
2024: 20 births, rank #4,890
20252025: 17 births, rank #5,399
In 2025, 17 babies were recorded with the name Vishnu, ranking #5,399 among boys.