boy's name

Idrees

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,073

England and Wales

#410

2025 births

Idrees is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Idrees is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2023, when 106 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 5,323 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Idrees over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Idrees by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 45
2000s 180
2010s 469
2020s (to 2025) 554

How popular is Idrees?

In 2025, Idrees was given to 99 babies in England and Wales, ranking #410 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Idrees is used

England & Wales #410 99 in 2025
Scotland #736 3 in 2022
Canada #1,630 13 in 2024
United States #2,429 56 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Idrees

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Idrees also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Idrees over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Idrees

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Idrees — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Idrees

How popular is the name Idrees?

In 2025, Idrees was given to 99 babies in England and Wales, ranking #410 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Idrees a girl's or a boy's name?

Idrees is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Idrees most popular?

Idrees peaked in 2023, when 106 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Idrees a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Idrees currently ranks #410 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.