Shreya
Shreya is an Indian feminine given name. It is a name of Hindu Goddess Lakshmi and it means attributes of Lakshmi- good fortune, beauty and excellence.
Meaning & Origin of Shreya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shreya is an Indian feminine given name. It is a name of Hindu Goddess Lakshmi and it means attributes of Lakshmi- good fortune, beauty and excellence.
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The Story of Shreya
Shreya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 314 Shreyas were born — ranking #784 that year. As of 2026, Shreya ranks #2,673 for baby girls with 65 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 5K Shreyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shreya
Shreya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Shreya's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #784. Use the chart and map above to compare Shreya'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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