Given name
Shreya
“a lucky woman”
Shreya is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “a lucky woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a lucky woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shreya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,037
- 0 boys · 5,037 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 314 babies
- 2025
- 62
- #2,772 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 62 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,772 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 314 in 2003. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,358 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Shreya
- Shreya GhoshalIndian playback singerborn 1984
- Shreya Narayanactressborn 1985
- Sreya JayadeepIndian singerborn 2005
- Shreya DhitalNepalese swimmerborn 1995
- Shreya Guhathakurtasingerborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Shreya, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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