Boys' name · since 1977
Idrees
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 682 babies named Idrees, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,435 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 682
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Idrees is the #2435 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 682 recorded since 1977.
Idrees has 682 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2435 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #6,551 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,435 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 682 born since 1977
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idrees ranks #6,551 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,435 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 682 born since 1977, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,551 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,435 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 682
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Idrees's 682 recorded births place it above 85.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Idrees compares
682 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Idrees's all-time total is 85% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Idrees | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 682 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Idrees's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Idrees's full recorded timeline at 2007, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Idrees popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Idrees by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (303 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Idrees's strongest decade.
303 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Idrees births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 94
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
217 births
- 2020s
2020s
303 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 303 births (44% of all-time use).
How Idrees compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Idrees's total volume
Idrees by state
Where Idrees concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 44 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 44 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 26 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
50 of 682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- California records the most Idreess (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Idrees: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Idrees draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.