Boy’s name · Arabic

Idrees

How to say it: id-REES · /ɪdˈris/

Arabic form of Idris, Quranic prophet name - traditionally glossed as 'studious'.

Idrees was the 588th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 56 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.6-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #468 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#588for boys in 2025
1 in 7,286US babies
56born in 2025
#468projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Idrees
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#588
Babies born in 202556
Share of births1 in 7,286
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.6
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#468
In France, 2025#108 among boys’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Idrees is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 29 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Dee
  • Idi

Honouring a Idrees in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Idrees is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Hindi.

In France: #108 for boys in 2025.

England and Wales: #411.

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