Shresta
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHRESH-tah
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Shresta is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “best, most excellent”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shresta mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit shreshtha
“best, most excellent”
Is Shresta a girl's or a boy's name?
Shresta is a girls' name.
How popular is Shresta in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Half of all the girls named Shresta in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shresta in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | #8,984 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
Names like Shresta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aadhya, Viha, Prisha, Arya, Saanvi, Adhara, Yashna, Aarya, Sanvi, Anvika, Dhriti, Aavya
Names related to Shresta
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shresta: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shresta, updated 20 October 2026.