Shresta

A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning best, supreme, excellent.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Shresta by the numbers

Shresta was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 14 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Shresta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Shreshtabest; supreme; excellent11 in the US (2017)
  • Shreyaauspicious; excellent; superior136 in the US (2017)
  • Sreshtabest, excellent, supreme4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Shreeyaprosperous or fortunate woman16 in the US (2017)
  • Shristicreation, the created universe14 in the US (2017)
  • Shreejaborn of or created by wisdom10 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Shresta

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