Boys' name · since 1987
Shreyas
1,422 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.
- #4,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,422
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,422 babies have been named Shreyas since 1987, making it today's #4008 boys' name.
Shreyas has 1,422 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4008 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #4,101 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,008 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,422 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shreyas ranks #4,101 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,008 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,422 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,101 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,008 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,422
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shreyas's 1,422 recorded births place it above 90.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shreyas compares
1,422 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shreyas's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shreyas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,422 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shreyas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shreyas splits its recorded history at 2008: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 87 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shreyas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Shreyas by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (653 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Shreyas's strongest decade.
653 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shreyas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 101
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
653 births
- 2010s
2010s
483 births
- 2020s 180
2020s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 653 births (46% of all-time use).
How Shreyas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shreyas's total volume
Shreyas by state
Where Shreyas concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 272 | 19.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 106 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 96 | 6.8% |
| #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% |
272 of 1,422 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Shreyas appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shreyas's data
- Shreyas's decade-level peak was the 2000s (653 total births); usage has since declined to 180 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shreyass (272 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shreyas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shreyas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.