| Diya | Shreya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Lamp, light | Auspicious, fortunate |
| Origin | sanskrit | Sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DEE-yuh | SHRAY-ah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1991 | 1980 |
| Peak year | 2009 (309) | 2003 (314) |
| In 2025 | 119 | 62 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Diya | Shreya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 789 | 462 |
| 2010s | 2,313 | 1,583 |
| 2000s | 1,916 | 2,380 |
| 1990s | 61 | 555 |
| 1980s | 0 | 57 |
From the Hindi दीया (diyā), 'an oil lamp', descended from the Sanskrit dīpa ('lamp, light'). A genuine, everyday Hindi word evoking the lamps of Diwali.
Shreya means “auspicious,” “best” or “fortunate” in Sanskrit.
Diya is more popular than Shreya today: about 119 US babies were given the name Diya in 2025, compared with 62 named Shreya.
Diya means Lamp, light (sanskrit origin), while Shreya means Auspicious, fortunate (Sanskrit origin).
In US records, Diya first appears in 1991 and Shreya in 1980, so Shreya has the longer recorded history.