girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Shreya

Meaning Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेया (śreyā) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,772 Trend ↓ Falling 34%

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेया (śreyā).

Rank 2025
#2,772
among girls · ↓220 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
62
named Shreya · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,924
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
314 babies
All-time total
5,037
#2,568 all-time among girls
First recorded
1980
in Social Security records

Shreya popularity over time

5,037 babies have been named Shreya since 1980, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2003Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 57 6 – #6,102
1990s 555 56 +874% #1,370
2000s 2,380 238 +329% #786
2010s 1,583 158 -33% #1,115
2020s (to 2025) 462 77 -51% #2,031

Where Shreya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 58 0.04 outside top 500
2027 55 0.03 outside top 500
2028 52 0.03 outside top 500
2029 50 0.03 outside top 500
2030 48 0.03 outside top 500

Where Shreya is most popular

Girls named Shreya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.046 per 1,000. Strongest in California, New Jersey, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Shreya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 79 0.094 +106%
New Jersey 11 0.061 +34%
New York 22 0.056 +22%
Texas 40 0.050 +9%
Washington 7 0.048 +6%
Georgia 5 0.022 -52%
Illinois 5 0.022 -52%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -54%
Ohio 5 0.021 -54%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Shreya

Shreya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,772 in 2025 with 62 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1980, 5,037 American babies have been named Shreya. Its peak came in 2003, when 314 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Shreya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Shreya?

The median living Shreya is about 18 years old; half are between 11 and 22. An estimated 5,000 people named Shreya are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Shreya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 62 #2,772
2024 70 #2,552
2023 72 #2,491
2022 83 #2,273
2021 83 #2,248
2020 92 #2,031
2019 121 #1,722
2018 105 #1,911
2017 136 #1,605
2016 140 #1,588
2015 168 #1,398
2014 172 #1,361
2013 159 #1,431
2012 177 #1,331
2011 222 #1,115
2010 183 #1,295
2009 215 #1,172
2008 211 #1,210
2007 228 #1,132
2006 234 #1,086
2005 261 #950
2004 288 #854
2003 314 #786
2002 255 #886
2001 209 #1,034
2000 165 #1,208
1995 55 #2,389
1990 15 #6,099
1985 6 #10,494
1980 7 #8,942
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Famous people named Shreya

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal Indian singer (born 1984) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Shreya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Shreya?

The median living Shreya is about 18 years old. Half of all living Shreyas are between 11 and 22 years old.

How many people named Shreya are alive today?

An estimated 5,000 people named Shreya are alive in the United States, based on 5,037 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Shreya mean?

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेया (śreyā).

How popular is the name Shreya in 2025?

Shreya ranked #2,772 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 62 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Shreya?

5,037 babies have been named Shreya in the United States since 1980, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Shreya most popular?

Shreya peaked in 2003, when 314 newborns received the name.

Is Shreya a boy or girl name?

Shreya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Shreya rising or falling?

Shreya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Shreya become more popular?

Shreya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 48 girls named Shreya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Shreya?

Well-known people named Shreya include Shreya Ghoshal (actor).

Names like Shreya

Names that sound and feel close to Shreya: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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