Sridevi

Girls' name

From Tamil ஶ்ரீதேவி; literal meaning unconfirmed

Sridevi has been given to 7 babies in the U.S. since 1972. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1972, with 7 recorded.

Babies named Sridevi, 1972

1 in 449,000

Sridevi over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Sridevi: meaning, origin, and history

From Tamil ஶ்ரீதேவி; literal meaning unconfirmed

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Sridevi means

Sridevi is a given name.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Borrowed from Tamil ஶ்ரீதேவி (śrītēvi), from one of the names of Lakshmi. Ultimately from Sanskrit श्री (śrī) + देवी (devī).

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Origin, language, and formation

Sridevi is used in English.

Sridevi comes through Tamil ஶ்ரீதேவி.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 7 girls were recorded with the name Sridevi between 1972 and 1972. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1972; its best national rank was #7,169 in 1972.

How common is Sridevi?

Sridevi had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1972, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1972: 1 in 449,000; 7 of 3,142,796 births
Among girls only: 1 in 217,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1972: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 311,204 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Sridevi sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1972 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 311,204 children born in 1972 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Sridevi. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Sridevis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Sridevi was born before 1972 — so the typical Sridevi is around 53 today.

Median birth year: 1972; About 53 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 7; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (7).

Is Sridevi rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1972 (7)
Years since peak: 53; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #7,169; 1972

Sridevi by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #7,169; 1972
Peak year: 1972; 7 that year
First recorded: 1972
Last recorded: 1972
All-time count: 7
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Sridevi

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Srinija Srimayi Srikari Sridhruti Srinitya Srividya Srimedha Sriaadya Srinitha Sriyanvi Srihita Sridha Sriyah Srika Srinithya Srikrithi Srilaasya Sriaadhya Srinithi Srisha Srikruthi Sristi Srilakshmi Srishti

Sibling names for Sridevi

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Nicola Latonia Jenni Nicki Niki Trena Charisse Melonie

For a brother

Darrick Judd Douglass Alfonzo Demond Erich Edwardo Lamont

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