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