Idris
A boys’ name of Welsh origin, meaning ardent lord.
How Idris has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #957 |
| 2019 | #852 |
| 2020 | #829 |
| 2021 | #855 |
| 2022 | #766 |
| 2023 | #788 |
| 2024 | #739 |
| 2025 | #694 |
Idris by the numbers
In 2025, 368 babies in England and Wales were named Idris. In the US, 191 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Idris. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Idrissstudious one; form of Enoch5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Idiris5 in the US (2017)
- Idreesstudious one; a form of Enoch99 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ianisgod is gracious; a form of John25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Idrissairon; strong and powerful9 in the US (2017)
- Isaisgod is salvation; variant of isaiah8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Idris, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Idris
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