About the name Shreeya
Shreeya stretches the sacred syllable shri into three beats, a spelling choice made mostly by families abroad who wanted the vowel said properly. The extra e is not traditional, which makes this version a small modern intervention on a very old word.
Shreeya is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced SHREE-yaa. On the NameRarity scale it scores 86 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 2000s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Shreeya?
Shreeya currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 3.6 people per million carry it — about 1 in 277,778. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Shreeya
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Shreeya yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Shreeya
Names similar to Shreeya
Shreya
SHRAY-ah
Auspicious, most excellent, better than the rest
Lakshmi
LAKSH-mee
Sign, good fortune; the goddess of wealth and prosperity, consort of Vishnu
Shanaya
shuh-NY-aa
Eminent, the first ray of the sun
Sharmila
shur-MEE-laa
Modest, shy in a becoming way
Subhadra
soo-BHUD-rah
Auspicious one, sister of Krishna and wife of Arjuna
Sumati
SOO-mah-tee
Good mind or benevolence, and a queen in the Ramayana lineage
Sumitra
soo-MEE-trah
Good friend; the mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna in the Ramayana
Sushma
SOOSH-mah
Exceptional beauty, from su and shobha
Shreeya — frequently asked questions
What does the name Shreeya mean?
Shreeya means "Prosperity, auspicious good fortune". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Shreeya?
Shreeya is pronounced SHREE-yaa, with 1 syllable.
How rare is the name Shreeya?
Shreeya scores 86 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 277,778 people carry it — about 3.6 per million.
What is the numerology number for Shreeya?
Shreeya carries the expression number 9, known as The Humanitarian. Its soul urge number is 11 and its personality number is 7.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Shreeya?
The lucky number for Shreeya is 9 (with 18, 27, 36 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Coral Flame. The traditional lucky day is Tuesday and the associated gemstone is Bloodstone.