Idriss
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- id-REES
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Idriss is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Idriss mean?
Arabic: French spelling of Idris, used in North and West Africa
Idris I founded the Idrisid dynasty, the first Islamic dynasty of Morocco, in the 8th century.
Is Idriss a girl's or a boy's name?
Idriss is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Idriss in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Idriss, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Idriss in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 108 boys in the UK were given Idriss or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #427, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Idrees 103
- Idriss 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Idriss in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Idriss in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Idriss, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
2025 had fewer boys named Idriss than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Idriss in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 64 boys in the US were given Idriss or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,912, up from #8,906 for this spelling alone.
- Idrees 56
- Idriss 8
Idriss in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
Names like Idriss
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ilyas Yahya Albie Luca Zayan Muhammad Zayn Atlas Rayyan Enzo Theo Arham
Other spellings of Idriss
Names related to Idriss
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Idriss: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/idriss, updated 20 October 2026.