Girl · #13,787 in 2026

Sruthi

Śruti or shruti in Sanskrit means "that which is heard" and refers to the body of most authoritative, ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism. Manusmriti states: Śrutistu vedo vijñeyaḥ meaning, "Know that Vedas are Śruti". Thus, it includes the four Vedas including its four types of embedded texts—the Samhitas, the Upanishads, the Brahmanas and the Aranyakas.

Current Rank
#13,787
Peak Rank
#4,576 (2006)
Total Babies
387
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1995
First Year
2018
Last Year
2006
Peak Year
#4576
Peak Rank
387
Total Count
23
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Sruthi

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Śruti or shruti in Sanskrit means "that which is heard" and refers to the body of most authoritative, ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism. Manusmriti states: Śrutistu vedo vijñeyaḥ meaning, "Know that Vedas are Śruti". Thus, it includes the four Vedas including its four types of embedded texts—the Samhitas, the Upanishads, the Brahmanas and the Aranyakas.

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Etymology
The Sanskrit word " श्रुति " ( IAST : Śruti , IPA: [ ɕruti ] ) has multiple meanings depending on context. It means "hearing, listening", a call to "listen to a speech", any form of communication that is aggregate of sounds (news, report, rumour, noise, hearsay). The word is also found in ancient geometry texts of India, where it means "the diagonal of a tetragon or hypotenuse of a triangle", and is a synonym of karna . The word śruti is also found in ancient Indian music literature, where it means "a particular division of the octave, a quarter tone or interval" out of twenty-two enumerated m

The Story of Sruthi

The earliest SSA record of Sruthi as a baby girl name dates back to 1995, when 7 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 31 newborns named Sruthi — #4,576 in the national rankings. About 60% of every Sruthi on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Sruthi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 387 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Sruthi

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Frequently Asked Questions about Sruthi

What does the name Sruthi mean?
Śruti or shruti in Sanskrit means "that which is heard" and refers to the body of most authoritative, ancient religious texts comprising the central canon of Hinduism. Manusmriti states: Śrutistu vedo vijñeyaḥ meaning, "Know that Vedas are Śruti". Thus, it includes the four Vedas including its four types of embedded texts—the Samhitas, the Upanishads, the Brahmanas and the Aranyakas.
How popular is Sruthi in 2026?
In 2026, Sruthi ranks #13,787 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Sruthi most popular?
Sruthi reached its peak popularity in 2006, ranking #4,576 that year with 31 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Sruthi most popular?
Sruthi has historically been most popular in Florida, New York, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Sruthi.
Is Sruthi a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Sruthi is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Sruthi?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Sruthi include Bre, Laryn, Jamera. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Sruthi

Sruthi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 387 births in the dataset. Sruthi's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,576. Use the chart and map above to compare Sruthi'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.