Shreyas
Masculine · “the better”
Shreyas is a Sanskrit comparative meaning the better — and the philosophical literature uses it for a specific distinction between what is good and what is merely pleasant.
How old is the name Shreyas?
Shreyas first appears in US birth records in 1987 — 38 years ago. The typical Shreyas alive today was born around 2009, making them about 16 years old. About 1,400 people named Shreyas are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Shreyas most popular?
Shreyas peaked in 2008, reaching #1752 nationally. Today it ranks #3949, 2,197 places below that high. See the whole 2008 chart.
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Where it comes from
From shri to Shreyas
The story of Shreyas
The Katha Upanishad puts the distinction plainly: the good and the pleasant approach a person, and the wise examine both and choose the good, while the foolish choose the pleasant. Shreyas is the word for the good in that passage, and it has been a philosophical term ever since. Its use as a personal name is modern and is well established across India, particularly in the south and west.
Meaning
the better, the more excellent
From Sanskrit shreyas, the comparative of shri, splendid or auspicious; the Katha Upanishad sets shreyas, the good, against preyas, the pleasant, and says the wise choose the first. The word carries that argument.
How the name formed
- shri
- shreyas
- Shreyas
Related forms: Shreyas · Shreyas · Shreyas
Pronouncing Shreyas
SHREH-yus
Two syllables, first stressed. The shr opening is unusual in English.
Nicknames for Shreyas
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1987
- Most boys named
- 200987 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1752reached in 2008
- Change vs 2024
- +3.8%27 in 2025, from 26
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shreyas in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Shreyas in Hindi — transliteration
- Shreyas in Sanskrit — same name
- Shreyas in Marathi — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Ohio.
Shreyass among us
people named Shreyas are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 63,262 born in 2025 was named Shreyas
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Emmert test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Shreyas's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Emmert climbed just as high around 1919, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Emmert's path sketches the road Shreyas is walking now.
Shreyas sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Shreyas is headed
Shreyas is easing off slowly — about 15% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Shreyas beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Shreyas in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning carrying a genuinely serious philosophical distinction.
- Shrey is a complete short form in current use.
- Very widely used across India.
- The shr opening is unfamiliar at the start of an English word and gets misspelled.
- Shreyas, Shreyash and Shreyansh are all in use and get confused.
- It needs explaining outside Indian communities every time.
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Frequently asked
- How many Shreyass are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,400 people named Shreyas are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Shreyas in 2025?
- Shreyas ranks #3949 among US boy names in 2025, with 27 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Shreyas?
- About 1 in every 63,262 US boys born in 2025 was named Shreyas — 27 in all.
- Will my child share the name Shreyas with classmates?
- Shreyas will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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