Idris

Where Idris comes from

Borrowed from Welsh Idris.
— Wiktionary's entry for Idris
  • Welsh
  • Arabic
Idris through the years
  1. 745
    Idris Ibn Abdallah born
    Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
  2. 1914
    First appearance
    #3,264 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1951
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 1999
    Idris Kanu born
    Sierra Leonean association football player
  5. 2025
    Peak, #694
    391 babies named Idris, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Welsh, popularized by actor Idris Elba.
  • A male given name from Arabic.
Namesakes
  • Idris Ibn Abdallah · Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791), 745–791
  • Idris Kanu · Sierra Leonean association football player, born 1999
  • Idris Ali · Indian politician, 1950–2024
  • Idris Abdul Wakil · Tanzanian President of Zanzibar, 1925–2000
  • Idris El Mizouni · Tunisian-French association football player, born 2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.