US rank #12661 Girls' name Peak 2002 260 births

Sreya — #12661 US girls' name

260 babies named Sreya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s202000s1612010s722020s7
#12661
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Sreya was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

26 babies were named Sreya in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sreya

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Sreya between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sreya currently holds the #12661 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sreya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sreya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sreya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sreya 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 260 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.

Sreya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

260

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2002

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,661

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sreya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
26
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 202420162013201020072004200119981996 5

Sreya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
161 births that decade — 62% of Sreya's all-time total
1990s202000s1612010s722020s7

Sreya by state

Where Sreya concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sreya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 6.2%
California share of Sreya's total US births 6.2%

16 of 260 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sreya?
260 babies have been named Sreya since 1996. It currently ranks #12661 among girls. The peak year was 2002 with 26 births.
When was Sreya most popular?
Sreya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Sreya most popular?
The top states for the name Sreya are California (16 births).
How long has the name Sreya been used?
Sreya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sreya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sreshta, Sreeja, Sreenidhi, Sreenika, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.