Entry № 9635 · Sanskrit origin

Shruti Shruti — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SHROO-tee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Sacred hearing / Vedas (iconic Shruti Haasan)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "sacred hearing / vedas (iconic shruti haasan)".

Shruti is from the Sanskrit śruti (श्रुति — that which is heard, sacred hearing, divine revelation). 800-200 BCE); the iconic Sanskrit Shruti (revealed knowledge) is contrasted with Smriti (remembered knowledge); central to traditional Hindu religious philosophy. Princess Shruti — Hindu heritage naming.

Sacred hearing / Vedas (Sanskrit).

The name in its native script.

श्रुति
Transliteration
Śruti
Pronunciation
/ ˈʃruː.ti /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Shruti stands.

Shruti does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Shrutis before her.

Real people
Shruti Haasan
Iconic Indian Salaar + Filmfare Best Female Debut.
born 1986
In fiction
Shruti (Vedas)
Hindu sacred scripture.

Names connected to Shruti.

The number behind Shruti.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Shruti reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.