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Idris

Boy

Meaning of Idris: Arabic: 'interpreter'

Idris is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 693rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 153rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#693

397 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#153

335 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,084

First recorded 1914 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 34 babies1983: 25 babies1984: 38 babies1985: 27 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 25 babies1989: 20 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 25 babies1992: 28 babies1993: 37 babies1994: 33 babies1995: 38 babies1996: 46 babies1997: 47 babies1998: 44 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 29 babies20002001: 40 babies2002: 35 babies2003: 49 babies2004: 39 babies2005: 51 babies2006: 52 babies2007: 68 babies2008: 74 babies2009: 106 babies2010: 101 babies20102011: 114 babies2012: 140 babies2013: 139 babies2014: 152 babies2015: 138 babies2016: 179 babies2017: 191 babies2018: 221 babies2019: 263 babies2020: 277 babies20202021: 279 babies2022: 329 babies2023: 326 babies2024: 348 babies2025: 397 babies
US babies named Idris per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 397.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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