Boys' name · since 1914
Idris
Idris has 5,031 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #694 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,031
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
5,031 babies have been named Idris since 1914, making it today's #694 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Idris recorded 5,031 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #694 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,771 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #694 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,031 born since 1914
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idris ranks #1,771 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #694 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,031 born since 1914, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,771 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #694 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,031
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Idris's 5,031 recorded births place it above 96.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Idris compares
5,031 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Idris's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Idris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,031 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 391 | 34 | 22,252 |
Idris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Idris's full recorded timeline at 1997, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 391 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Idris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 391
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Idris popularity over time - girls
53 total births recorded since 1920 (Idris as girls' name)
Idris by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,938 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Idris's strongest decade.
1,938 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Idris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1970s 282
1970s
282 births
- 1980s 283
1980s
283 births
- 1990s 345
1990s
345 births
- 2000s 543
2000s
543 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,628 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,938 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,938 births (39% of all-time use).
How Idris 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 Idris's total volume
Idris by state
Where Idris concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 579 | 11.5% |
| #2 | California | | 491 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 314 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 271 | 5.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 258 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 236 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 156 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 149 | 3.0% |
579 of 5,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Idris appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Idris's data
- New York records the most Idriss (579 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Idris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Idris 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.