Boys' name · since 2000

Idriss

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Idriss, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#12,861 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,326 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
203
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Idriss is the #9326 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 203 recorded since 2000.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idriss has been recorded 203 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #9326 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.

  • #12,861 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,326 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 203 born since 2000
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idriss ranks #12,861 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,326 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 203 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.

#12,861 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,326 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
203
born since 2000
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%33%
Idriss vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Idriss's 203 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Idriss compares

203 38th percentile among 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

Idriss's all-time total is 45% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Idriss Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 203 369 358,536
Peak-year births 15 34 22,252

Idriss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Idriss's full recorded timeline at 2014, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Idriss popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
15
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
05101520 20002005200920122015201820222025 8

Idriss by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (93 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Idriss's strongest decade.

93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Idriss births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 93 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Idriss by state

Where Idriss concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Idriss
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.5%
New York share of Idriss's total US births 2.5%

5 of 203 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idriss?
Since 2000, Social Security records show 203 babies named Idriss. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #12,861 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #9,326 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 15 births.
Where does Idriss sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Idriss ranks #12,861 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,326 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Idriss most popular?
Idriss was most popular in the 2010s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Idriss most popular?
The top states for the name Idriss are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Idriss been used?
Idriss has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Idriss?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Idris, Idrees, Idrissa. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Idriss's data

  • Idriss's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Idrisss (5 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.

Keep exploring Idriss

Nearby Names Like Idriss

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Idriss

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Idriss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2000–2025 (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 Idriss 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.