MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Shreya mean?
Shreya draws on shreyas, the Sanskrit vocabulary of excellence and what is good. Philosophical writing uses shreyas for the higher good, giving the name more than a simple comparison.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
श्रेया
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Shreya in Indian usage
11,158 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 10,982 records (98.4%).
- Recorded as male: 176 records (1.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 276 |
| 1980s | 1,894 |
| 1990s | 8,879 |
| Other decades | 109 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,095 |
| Bihar | 2,227 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,313 |
| Delhi | 1,084 |
| Jharkhand | 844 |
| Rajasthan | 741 |
| Goa | 654 |
| Haryana | 408 |
| Uttarakhand | 254 |
| Kerala | 158 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 130 |
| Other states | 250 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Shreya / F | 18 | 1,639 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Shreya; Table_6, C1710 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Shreya; Table_6, C1710
- Wiktionary: श्रेया ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Monier-Williams, śreyas, p. 1102,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.