Sreya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SRAY-ah
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Sreya is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “auspicious, excellent”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sreya mean?
Sanskrit: South Indian and Bengali spelling of Shreya
“auspicious, excellent”
A spelling of Shreya, from Sanskrit shreyas 'better, more excellent'.
Is Sreya a girl's or a boy's name?
Sreya is a girls' name.
How popular is Sreya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 5 girls.
Sreya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Sreya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Sreya in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sreya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4,617 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Sreya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shreya Saanvi Prisha Priya Sanvi Navya Shriya Viha Kavya Krisha Dhriti Yashvi
Names related to Sreya
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
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, “Sreya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sreya, updated 20 October 2026.