US rank #4132 Boys' name Peak 2009 1,395 births

Shreyas — #4132 US boys' name

1,395 babies named Shreyas in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1012000s6532010s4832020s153
#4132
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Shreyas was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

87 babies were named Shreyas in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shreyas

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,395 babies named Shreyas between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shreyas currently holds the #4132 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 87 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shreyas performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 653 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shreyas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 263 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Shreyas in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shreyas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,395 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shreyas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,395

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2009

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,132

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shreyas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
87
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Shreyas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
653 births that decade — 47% of Shreyas's all-time total
1980s51990s1012000s6532010s4832020s153

Shreyas by state

Where Shreyas concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shreyas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
263 18.9%
#2 New Jersey
106 7.6%
#3 Texas
96 6.9%
#4 Virginia
24 1.7%
#5 Ohio
21 1.5%
#6 Illinois
17 1.2%
#7 Massachusetts
14 1.0%
#8 Michigan
11 0.8%
California share of Shreyas's total US births 18.9%
Even split

263 of 1,395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Shreyas appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shreyas?
1,395 babies have been named Shreyas since 1987. It currently ranks #4132 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 87 births.
When was Shreyas most popular?
Shreyas was most popular in the 2000s decade with 653 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Shreyas most popular?
The top states for the name Shreyas are California (263 births), New Jersey (106 births), Texas (96 births).
How long has the name Shreyas been used?
Shreyas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shreyas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shrey, Shraga, Shreyan, Shriyan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.