The first name Shreya
A girl’s name from Sanskrit.
1 syllable Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेया (śreyā).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 18 girls were named Shreya, making it the 1,639th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 89 births (#480).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Shreya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Shreya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 62 girls born in the United States were named Shreya, the 2,772nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 314 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Shreya
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Shreya NarayanActress, born 1985
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Shreya mean?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेया (śreyā).
- What is the origin of the name Shreya?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रेया (śreyā).
- How popular is the name Shreya?
- In 2025, 18 girls born in England and Wales were named Shreya, ranking 1,639th. Its peak was 2011, with 89 births.
- Is Shreya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,037 US babies named Shreya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Shreya most popular?
- 2003 in the United States, when 314 babies were named Shreya, its highest rank at 786th.