Idris Boy
How popular is Idris?
#694 boy name in 2025
391 baby boys were named Idris in the US in 2025, making it the 694th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Idris popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #694 for boys (▲ 46 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 391 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+183% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,287 in 2015, #828 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (391 boys) |
| Highest rank | #694 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Idris counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Idris family of names ranked #651 for boys in 2025 (#699 the year before), with 399 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Idris | 391 | 98% |
| Idriss | 8 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Idris is most popular
Babies named Idris per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Minnesota: 0.4 per 1,000 (55 boys)
- New York: 0.4 per 1,000 (194 boys)
- Illinois: 0.4 per 1,000 (113 boys)
- Maryland: 0.4 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.4 per 1,000 (71 boys)
Idris by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,263 |
| 1950s | 7 | #3,065 |
| 1970s | 282 | #1,319 |
| 1980s | 283 | #1,547 |
| 1990s | 345 | #1,929 |
| 2000s | 543 | #1,545 |
| 2010s | 1,628 | #851 |
| 2020s | 1,938 | #694 |
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Questions
- Is Idris a boy or girl name?
- Idris is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Idris were boys.
- How popular is the name Idris?
- 391 baby boys were named Idris in the US in 2025, making it the 694th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Idris most popular?
- Idris peaked in 2025, when 391 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #694 in 2025.
- How many people are named Idris?
- 5,084 babies have been named Idris in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,982 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Idris most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Idris was most common in Minnesota, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.