How Many People Are Named Shreya?
An estimated 4,905 people in the United States have the first name Shreya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Shreya peaked in popularity in 2003 with 314 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shreya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shreya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,905
About 1 in 69,879 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2003
314 births
Total Registered
4,975
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shreya
Shreya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,975 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shreya as a female name
Ranked #2,545 in 2024
70 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (314 births)
Shreya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shreya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,380 babies were registered. Shreya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shreya by Decade
How has Shreya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shreya by State
Birth registrations for Shreya span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Oregon. On average, about 158 Shreyas were registered per state.
Shreya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shreya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shreya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shreya?
We estimate approximately 4,905 people named Shreya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 69,879 Americans share this first name.
Is Shreya a common name?
Shreya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,975 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shreya most popular?
Shreya reached peak popularity in 2003, when 314 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shreya is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shreya a female name?
Shreya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shreya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shreya Smith, Shreya Johnson, Shreya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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