Shreya

Indian name drawn from the Sanskrit shreyas, which carries the sense of better, superior, or auspicious; it is used across several languages of India.

Shreya in 2025

Shreya was given to 62 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,890th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 53,473 babies born.

The history of Shreya

Shreya reached its highest point in 2003, when 314 babies were given the name, ranking 1,420th that year.

Across the 46 years of records since 1980, 5,037 babies have been named Shreya. Half of them were born before 2007, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.

Shreya by decade

DecadeBabies named ShreyaBest rank
1980s579,315
1990s5552,392
2000s2,3801,420
2010s1,5832,016
2020s4623,677

Where Shreya is heading

Shreya has fallen 63% over the past decade, from 168 babies in 2015 to 62 in 2025.

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