Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Shriya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,824 Trend ↓ Falling 23%
Rank 2025
#3,824
among girls · ↓260 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
39
named Shriya · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 41,212
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
127 babies
All-time total
1,915
#4,834 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Shriya popularity over time

1,915 babies have been named Shriya since 1994, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2007Girls

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 – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 57 6 – #5,875
2000s 839 84 +1372% #1,722
2010s 758 76 -10% #1,839
2020s (to 2025) 261 44 -43% #3,009

Where Shriya 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 37 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 35 0.02 outside top 500
2029 34 0.02 outside top 500
2030 33 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Shriya

Shriya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,824 in 2025 with 39 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 1,915 American babies have been named Shriya. Its peak came in 2007, when 127 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 Shriya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Shriya?

The median living Shriya is about 15 years old; half are between 9 and 19. An estimated 1,900 people named Shriya are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Shriya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 39 #3,824
2024 44 #3,564
2023 40 #3,826
2022 37 #4,032
2021 47 #3,382
2020 54 #3,009
2019 52 #3,124
2018 60 #2,838
2017 68 #2,594
2016 69 #2,588
2015 73 #2,498
2014 65 #2,709
2013 85 #2,207
2012 87 #2,187
2011 110 #1,839
2010 89 #2,199
2009 122 #1,784
2008 116 #1,853
2007 127 #1,722
2006 85 #2,263
2005 79 #2,295
2004 96 #1,957
2003 81 #2,163
2002 61 #2,577
2001 41 #3,358
2000 31 #4,064
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Famous people named Shriya

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

  1. 1 Shriya Saran Shriya Saran Indian actress (born 1982) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Shriya?

The median living Shriya is about 15 years old. Half of all living Shriyas are between 9 and 19 years old.

How many people named Shriya are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Shriya are alive in the United States, based on 1,915 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Shriya in 2025?

Shriya ranked #3,824 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 39 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Shriya?

1,915 babies have been named Shriya in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Shriya most popular?

Shriya peaked in 2007, when 127 newborns received the name.

Is Shriya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Shriya rising or falling?

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

Will Shriya become more popular?

Shriya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 33 girls named Shriya 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 Shriya?

Well-known people named Shriya include Shriya Saran (actor).

Names like Shriya

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

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