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Idris

Gender

Male

Origin

Arabic
a prophets name; meaning unknown
Name of an important Muslim prophet also called Enoch
Welsh
Eager lord

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Idris

Pronunciation

i-dris, id-ris

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #694, 391 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #12180, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253916
2024347–
20233197
2022329–
20212745
2020277–
2019263–
20182165
2017191–
2016179–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #142, 368 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025368
2024335
2023310
2022291
2021317
2020304
2019323
2018248
2017261
2016247

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #376, 160 births); most recent 2023 (rank #386, 130 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023130
2022155
2021141
2020145
2019153
2018153
2017135
2016146
2015140
2014160

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20254
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
20203
20194
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #278, 13 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202513
20244
20236
20224
20218
20208
201911
20183
20177
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #398, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #399, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20238
2022–
20218
2020–
2019–
20188
2017–
20166
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence