Girls' name · since 1996
Sreya
Sreya has 260 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sreya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 260 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sreya has been recorded 260 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.
- #17,243 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sreya ranks #17,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sreya's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sreya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sreya splits its recorded history at 2008: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sreya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Sreya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (161 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Sreya's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Sreya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 161 births (62% of all-time use).
Sreya by state
Where Sreya concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 6.2% |
16 of 260 births nationwide.
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- Sreya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sreyas (16 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sreya: 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 (~28 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, 1996–2024 (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 Sreya 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.