Given name
Shriya
“one who is wealthy; prosperous”
Shriya is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “one who is wealthy; prosperous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “one who is wealthy; prosperous.”
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 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shriya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,915
- 0 boys · 1,915 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 127 babies
- 2025
- 39
- #3,824 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 39 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,824 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 127 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,903 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.
Shriya’s family of names
Shriya has a related form in Shreeya. Shriya has a related form in Shreeyah. Shriya has a related form in Shriyah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Shriya
- Shriya SaranIndian actress and modelborn 1982
- Shriya PilgaonkarIndian actressborn 1989
- Shriya SharmaIndian actressborn 1997
- Shriya KishoreIndian modelborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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