Idrees
Boy · id-REES · Arabic
Idrees is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 432nd for boys in the UK (103 babies) and 2,421st for boys in the US (56 babies).
What does Idrees mean?
Arabic: spelling of Idris, the name of a Quranic prophet
Idris is a prophet in the Quran, often identified with the biblical Enoch.
- Say it
- id-REES
Is Idrees a girl's or a boy's name?
Idrees is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 103 boys in the UK and 56 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Idrees in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #432among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 103about 1 in 2,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 103 boys in the UK were named Idrees, making it the 432nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 601st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 108 boys.
Half of all the boys named Idrees in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 108 boys in the UK were given Idrees or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #427, up from #432 for this spelling alone.
- Idrees 103
- Idriss 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 408th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Idrees in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 | #432 |
| 2024 | 106 | #422 |
| 2023 | 108 | #421 |
| 2022 | 86 | #512 |
| 2021 | 93 | #490 |
| 2020 | 68 | #601 |
| 2019 | 87 | #508 |
| 2018 | 70 | #588 |
| 2017 | 78 | #554 |
| 2016 | 63 | #637 |
| 2015 | 49 | #732 |
| 2014 | 39 | #860 |
| 2013 | 37 | #888 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,125 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,008 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,102 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 31 | #754 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Idrees in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,421among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 56about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 56 boys in the US were named Idrees, making it the 2,421st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Idrees in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 64 boys in the US were given Idrees or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,912, up from #2,421 for this spelling alone.
- Idrees 56
- Idriss 8
Idrees in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2,421 |
| 2024 | 54 | #2,502 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,509 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,051 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,348 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,140 |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,168 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,595 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
Names like Idrees
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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