Idrissa
Idrissa is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Idrissa Adam, Cameroonian sprinter Idrissa Camara, Guinean-born dancer and choreographer Idrissa Camará, Bissau-Guinean footballer Idrissa Coulibaly, Malian footballer Idrissa Dione, French boxer Idrissa Djaló, Bissau-Guinean politician Idrissa Doumbia, Ivorian footballer Idrissa "Idris" Elba, English actor, producer and…
Meaning & Origin of Idrissa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Idrissa is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Idrissa Adam, Cameroonian sprinter Idrissa Camara, Guinean-born dancer and choreographer Idrissa Camará, Bissau-Guinean footballer Idrissa Coulibaly, Malian footballer Idrissa Dione, French boxer Idrissa Djaló, Bissau-Guinean politician Idrissa Doumbia, Ivorian footballer Idrissa "Idris" Elba, English actor, producer and…
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The Story of Idrissa
Idrissa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 14 Idrissas were born — ranking #5,998 that year. As of 2026, Idrissa ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 162 Idrissas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Idrissa
Idrissa is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 162 births in the dataset. Idrissa's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #5,998. Use the chart and map above to compare Idrissa'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 .
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