Girls' name · since 1994

Shriya

Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 1,915 babies named Shriya, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#4,834 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,815 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,915
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

1,915 babies have been named Shriya since 1994, making it today's #3815 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Shriya recorded 1,915 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #3815 nationally today, ahead of 78% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

  • #4,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,815 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,915 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shriya ranks #4,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,815 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,915 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,834 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,815 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,915
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%77.9%
Shriya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Shriya's 1,915 recorded births place it above 93.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

15 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Shriya compares

1,915 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Shriya's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Shriya Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,915 376 567,345
Peak-year births 127 21 19,840

Shriya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Shriya splits its recorded history at 2010: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 127 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Shriya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
127
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
050100150 199419992003200720112015201920232025 39

Shriya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (839 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Shriya's strongest decade.

839 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Shriya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 839 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Shriya compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shriya's total volume

Shriya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -108, 4.6%-60, 4.6%-57, 5.4%-41, 4.9%-39, 5.8%-33, 5.8%-36, 5.9%-58, 5.9%-111, 9.5%-80, 2.3%-59, 4.1%-46, 15.1%-55, 10%-55, 5.7%-37, 6.1%Shriya-32, 6.6%Shriya
Shriya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Shriya by state

Where Shriya concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shriya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
406 21.2%
#2 New Jersey
155 8.1%
#3 Texas
143 7.5%
#4 Virginia
58 3.0%
#5 Illinois
54 2.8%
#6 Washington
36 1.9%
#7 New York
27 1.4%
#8 Georgia
26 1.4%
California share of Shriya's total US births 21.2%
Even split

406 of 1,915 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Shriya appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shriya?
Shriya has been given to 1,915 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,834 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,815 of 17,297. 127 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Shriya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shriya ranks #4,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,815 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Shriya most popular?
Shriya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 839 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Shriya most popular?
The top states for the name Shriya are California (406 births), New Jersey (155 births), Texas (143 births).
How long has the name Shriya been used?
Records for Shriya go back to 1994, giving 32 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Shriya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shreya, Shruti, Shree, Shreeya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Shriya's data

  • Shriya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (839 total births); usage has since declined to 261 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Shriyas (406 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.

Keep exploring Shriya

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Shriya

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Shriya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2025 (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 Shriya 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.