Entry № 6332 · Sanskrit origin

Shree Shree — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SHREE /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Prosperity / Lakshmi (Sanskrit + foundational honorific)"
Syllables
1
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "prosperity / lakshmi (sanskrit + foundational honorific)".

Shree is from the Sanskrit श्री (Śrīprosperity, auspiciousness, beauty, wealth, Goddess Lakshmi). A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-Hindu Vaishnava heritage aesthetic. Shree is one of the foundational Sanskrit feminine names — central to traditional Hindu civilizational heritage. The foundational Sanskrit Śrī is foundational among foundational most-used Sanskrit words + foundational epithet of foundational Lakshmi (foundational Hindu goddess of fortune + wealth + beauty + foundational consort of Vishnu + foundational central to foundational Diwali festival of lights worship) + foundational central to foundational Sri Sukta foundational Vedic hymn to Lakshmi + foundational Sri Vidya foundational Tantric tradition + foundational Sri Chakra foundational sacred geometric yantra; foundational foundational Hindu honorific prefix equivalent to foundational Mr./Mrs. spanning foundational Sri Ram + Sri Krishna + Sri Sri (sage honor) + foundational central to foundational pan-Asian usage + foundational Sri Lanka foundational country name (foundational Resplendent Island) + foundational central to foundational Buddhist + Jain + Sikh heritage + foundational Sikh sacred scriptures foundational Sri Guru Granth Sahib + foundational foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting Hindu prosperity + Lakshmi heritage.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Prosperity / Lakshmi (Sanskrit). Foundational Sanskrit-Hindu Vaishnava feminine + foundational Sanskrit Śrī prosperity + auspiciousness + beauty + wealth + Goddess Lakshmi + foundational most-used Sanskrit words + foundational epithet of Lakshmi foundational Hindu goddess of fortune + wealth + beauty + foundational consort of Vishnu + foundational Diwali festival of lights worship + foundational Sri Sukta foundational Vedic hymn to Lakshmi + foundational Sri Vidya foundational Tantric tradition + foundational Sri Chakra foundational sacred geometric yantra + foundational Hindu honorific prefix equivalent to Mr./Mrs. + foundational Sri Ram + Sri Krishna + Sri Sri sage honor + foundational pan-Asian usage + foundational Sri Lanka foundational country name foundational Resplendent Island + foundational Buddhist + Jain + Sikh heritage + foundational Sikh sacred scriptures Sri Guru Granth Sahib.

The name in its native script.

श्री
Transliteration
Śrī
Pronunciation
/ ʃriː /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Shree stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Shree · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Shrees before her.

Real people

In fiction
Shree / Lakshmi
Goddess of fortune + wealth + beauty + consort of Vishnu + Sri Vidya Tantric + Sri Chakra yantra.
Hindu Vaishnava

Names connected to Shree.

The number behind Shree.

4

The Builder

Shree reduces to four.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit prosperity. Five letters. Shree."
Shanaya · Mother of one · Tirupati