MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sri mean?
Śrī is both a prosperity noun and a name of Lakshmi, and it also functions as a respectful prefix. Srikant names Vishnu as the beloved of Shri.
Pronunciation
IAST: śrī
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
श्री
Letter-by-letter: śrī
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sri in Indian usage
401,129 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 107,609 records (26.8%).
- Recorded as male: 293,520 records (73.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 1,955 |
| 1930s | 9,457 |
| 1940s | 28,585 |
| 1950s | 53,350 |
| 1960s | 79,700 |
| 1970s | 83,137 |
| 1980s | 88,563 |
| 1990s | 56,146 |
| Other decades | 236 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 153,715 |
| Bihar | 92,170 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 57,390 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 24,763 |
| Haryana | 21,933 |
| Jharkhand | 11,925 |
| Rajasthan | 11,061 |
| Odisha | 10,737 |
| Assam | 3,367 |
| Uttarakhand | 2,738 |
| Punjab | 2,677 |
| Kerala | 1,842 |
| Delhi | 1,533 |
| Maharashtra | 1,271 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,206 |
| Karnataka | 630 |
| Chandigarh | 625 |
| Puducherry | 420 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 340 |
| Gujarat | 262 |
| Manipur | 121 |
| Other states | 403 |
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 | Sri / M | 5 | 3,684 |
| England & Wales | Sri / F | 13 | 2,138 |
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 Sri; Table_6, C4204 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sri; Table_6, C4204
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sri; Table_6, C2268 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sri; Table_6, C2268
- Monier-Williams, śrī, p. 1098,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: श्री ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Behind the Name: Shri ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Wiktionary: Sri ↗ (opens in a new tab)
origin
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.