The baby name Shreehari is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ʃriːˈhɑːri/ — respelling: "shree-HAH-ree".
The baby name Shreehari is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ʃriːˈhɑːri/ — respelling: "shree-HAH-ree".
Shreehari is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Shreehari is a theonymic Sanskrit compound: śrī (splendor, prosperity, auspiciousness) + hari (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna, from the root hṛ, “to take away”), yielding “the auspicious Hari,” or “Lord Vishnu who removes suffering/sin.” In Devanagari it is written श्रीहरि. The element Shree/Sri also functions as an honorific, so embedding it in the given name heightens reverence and blessing.
The name appears throughout Vaishnava liturgy and bhakti poetry, often as an invocation (e.g., “Jaya Shri Hari”), and has long been favored by Hindu families across India and the diaspora, particularly in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Andhra–Telangana. Common variants reflect regional orthography: Srihari, Shrihari, Sreehari, and the spaced form Sri Hari/Shri Hari; diminutives include Hari and Sri. Cognate or related names include Hari, Harish, Srinivas/Shrinivas, and Madhava. Usage today balances devotional significance with a pan-Indian, modern sound.
Shreehari is far from common. We have only 24 recorded uses of it on record, from 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 9 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Shreehari is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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