Shreshta
Shreshta is a Telugu-Language lyricist and writer. She became popular for her lyrics for the songs in the movies, Pelli Choopulu and Arjun Reddy. After her debut, she was lauded as Telugu cinema’s first female lyricist.
Meaning & Origin of Shreshta
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Shreshta is a Telugu-Language lyricist and writer. She became popular for her lyrics for the songs in the movies, Pelli Choopulu and Arjun Reddy. After her debut, she was lauded as Telugu cinema’s first female lyricist.
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The Story of Shreshta
Shreshta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2009, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 13 Shreshtas were born — ranking #8,145 that year. As of 2026, Shreshta ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 116 Shreshtas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shreshta
Shreshta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 116 births in the dataset. Shreshta's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #8,145. Use the chart and map above to compare Shreshta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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