Idriss
Idriss is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Idriss
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Idriss is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Idriss
American parents first put Idriss on the record books as a baby boy name in 2000, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 15 Idrisss were born — ranking #5,788 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Idrisss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,138 among baby boy names with 14 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 223 Idrisss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Idriss
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About the name Idriss
Idriss is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 223 births in the dataset. Idriss's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #5,788. Use the chart and map above to compare Idriss's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.