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Shriya

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Pronounced SHREE-yah /ˈʃri.jɑ/High

Meaning: Prosperity, beauty, grace; from Sanskrit shri, an epithet of the goddess LakshmiHigh

In 30 seconds: Fortune and beauty in one syllable's worth of goddess: Shriya draws on shri — the radiance of Lakshmi herself. A modern Indian favorite that means prosperity, grace, and good fortune at once.
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Origin HighSanskrit, Indian
MeaningProsperity, beauty, grace; from Sanskrit shri, an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi
U.S. rank (2025)#3824 ↘ Falling
2025 U.S. births39 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2007
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,915

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200719942025

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shriya builds on Sanskrit shri — prosperity, beauty, auspiciousness, and a name of Lakshmi, goddess of fortune, the same word used as the honorific Shri. It is a sleek modern Indian girls' name, carried by South Indian film stars like Shriya Saran.

The diaspora keeps it current; U.S. records show it modestly. Rare, fortunate, and goddess-rooted.

Did you know? The honorific 'Shri' before a name — the Indian 'Mr./Ms.' — is the same word inside Shriya: every formal address in India quietly invokes the goddess of fortune.
Overall data confidence 85%
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary — shri — root meaning

Variations

ShreyaShriyaaShriyaan

Nicknames

Shri

Famous Bearers

  • ★Shriya Saran (1982-)
    Indian film actress in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi cinema
  • ★Shriya Pilgaonkar (1989-)
    Indian film and web-series actress

If you like Shriya…

Shreya— the near-twin name from the same shri root
Saanvi— a fellow goddess-linked modern favorite
Aanya— another sleek Indian-American hit
Diya— the companion compact Indian name, 'lamp'

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shriya mean?

Shriya is from Sanskrit shri, meaning 'prosperity, beauty, auspiciousness' — an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi.

How do you pronounce Shriya?

It's said SHREE-yah /ˈʃri.jɑ/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Shriya a boy or girl name?

Shriya is a girl's name.

How popular is Shriya?

Shriya is rare in the U.S. and familiar in India.

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