Idris

Meaning and origin of Idris

Popularity of Idris in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Idris has been stable (+2.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Idris every 4.5 schools, all spellings combined.

Idris in English-speaking countries

Idris ranks 154^th in England and Wales and 247^th in Ontario (Canada), against 361^st in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  154^th boys’ name1,013 babies in 3 years1 boy in 816+4.9% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  247^th boys’ name155 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,096+10.3% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  423^rd boys’ name23 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,606

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  527^th boys’ name16 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,784

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  506^th boys’ name14 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,518

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  738^th boys’ name1,058 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,860+7.8% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  813^th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,260

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Idris and Idrîs are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Idrîs15
• Idriss1,440
• Idryss (in French)40
• Idrisse (in French)35
• Idrys15
• Ydriss15
• Idrîss10
• Ydris10
• Idrïss5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Idris

• Iyed
• Imrane
• Ishak
• Issam
• Islem
• Ishaq
• Jassim
• Hassan
• Selim
• Nahel
• Ayaan
• Waël

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin