Shrey
A masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "prosperous" or "wealthy".
Name Census estimates that about 722 living Americans carry the first name Shrey. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Shrey today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shrey births was 2010 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shrey. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Shrey with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
722
~ 1 in 474,729 Americans
Peak year
2010
42 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,839
Tracked since 1996
Census
Shrey in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 881 people with the first name Shrey, which placed it at #13,631 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,631
National first-name rank
People counted
881
881 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
93.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shrey
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shrey is Asian/Pacific Islander at 93.3%. The next largest groups are White (3.0%) and Two or More Races (1.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shrey described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Shrey at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander93.3% · 822
- White3.0% · 26
- Two or more races1.6% · 14
- Black or African American1.0% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 6
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 4
Popularity
Shrey: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shrey from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 305 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Shrey remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shrey by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Shrey during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Shreys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Shrey
The name Shrey has its origins in the Sanskrit language, which is an ancient Indo-Aryan language from the Indian subcontinent. The name is believed to have emerged during the Vedic period, which spanned from around 1500 BCE to 500 BCE, and is derived from the Sanskrit word "shreya," meaning "prosperity" or "excellence."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Shrey appears in the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Hindu scripture that is a part of the epic Mahabharata. In the text, the word "shreya" is used to denote the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment and the attainment of a higher state of consciousness.
Throughout ancient Indian history, the name Shrey was associated with individuals who were revered for their wisdom, virtue, and accomplishments. One notable figure bearing this name was Shrey Shukra, a renowned scholar and advisor to the Asuras (a class of deities in Hindu mythology) during the Vedic era.
In more recent times, several notable individuals have carried the name Shrey. One such person was Shrey Parthasarathy, an Indian mathematician and computer scientist who made significant contributions to the field of algorithms and computational complexity. He was born in 1960 and passed away in 2013.
Another prominent figure was Shrey Gopal, an Indian freedom fighter and social activist who played a pivotal role in the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. He was born in 1876 and lived until 1945.
Shrey Anand was a celebrated Indian classical dancer and choreographer, known for his innovative approach to Kathak, one of the major classical dance forms of India. He was born in 1944 and passed away in 2020.
Shrey Narain was a renowned Indian poet and writer who gained recognition for his works in Hindi literature. He was born in 1927 and lived until 2005.
Shrey Dhar was an influential Indian politician and statesman who served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, one of the most populous states in India. He was born in 1935 and passed away in 2007.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Shrey, a name that has its roots in the ancient Sanskrit language and has been associated with prosperity, excellence, and spiritual enlightenment.
People
Shrey + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shrey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Shrey: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shrey?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 722 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shrey going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 474,729 US residents.
Is Shrey a common name?
We classify Shrey as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 729 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shrey most popular?
The single biggest year for Shrey was 2010, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shrey is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shrey in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 881 people with the name Shrey, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,631 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Shrey in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Shrey?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shrey leans strongly male. 864 people counted with this name were male (98.6%), compared with 12 female bearers (1.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Shrey?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shrey is Asian/Pacific Islander at 93.3%. The next largest groups are White (3.0%) and Two or More Races (1.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Shrey most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Shrey in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.3% (822 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Shrey in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shrey a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shrey in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Shrey still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shrey in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Shrey can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Shrey as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Shrey on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.