Girls' name · since 1974
Shruti
1,095 babies named Shruti in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,201 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,095
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,095 babies have been named Shruti since 1974, making it today's #12201 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Shruti recorded 1,095 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #12201 nationally today, ahead of 29% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #7,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,201 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,095 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shruti ranks #7,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,201 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,095 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,201 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,095
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shruti's 1,095 recorded births place it above 90.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shruti compares
1,095 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Shruti's all-time total is 191% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shruti | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,095 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shruti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shruti splits its recorded history at 2000: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shruti popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Shruti by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (474 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Shruti's strongest decade.
474 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Shruti births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
244 births
- 2000s
2000s
474 births
- 2010s
2010s
220 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 474 births (43% of all-time use).
How Shruti 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 Shruti's total volume
Shruti by state
Where Shruti concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 140 | 12.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 70 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 25 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 22 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 18 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.5% |
140 of 1,095 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Shruti appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shruti's data
- Shruti's decade-level peak was the 2000s (474 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shrutis (140 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 Shruti: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Shruti 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.