Shreyas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHRAY-us
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,948 for boys
Shreyas is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “excellence, good fortune”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Shreyas mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit shreyas
“excellence, good fortune”
Is Shreyas a girl's or a boy's name?
Shreyas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shreyas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Shreyas, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 14 boys.
2025 had more boys named Shreyas than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Shreyas in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Shreyas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Shreyas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,948th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27 about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Shreyas, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,805th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 87 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Shreyas in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shreyas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,109 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,805 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 46 | #2,671 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,440 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,765 |
| 2014 | 49 | #2,514 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,666 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,237 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,202 |
| 2010 | 71 | #1,956 |
| 2009 | 87 | #1,754 |
| 2008 | 86 | #1,752 |
| 2007 | 84 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 72 | #1,876 |
| 2005 | 55 | #2,178 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,204 |
| 2003 | 62 | #1,882 |
| 2002 | 56 | #1,970 |
| 2001 | 58 | #1,889 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
Names like Shreyas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Shivansh, Yuvraj, Vihaan, Shiv, Dhruv, Siddharth, Veer, Shivam, Pranav, Viraj, Prithvi
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Shreyas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shreyas, updated 20 October 2026.