US rank #8652 Boys' name Peak 2012 162 births

Idrissa — #8652 US boys' name

162 babies named Idrissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s362010s852020s36
#8652
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Idrissa was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

14 babies were named Idrissa in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Idrissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Idrissa between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Idrissa currently holds the #8652 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Idrissa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Idrissa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Idrissa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Idrissa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 162 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Idrissa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

162

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2012

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,652

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Idrissa popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
46810121416 20242021201820152012200920041999 5

Idrissa popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1973 (Idrissa as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1973 6

Idrissa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
85 births that decade — 52% of Idrissa's all-time total
1990s52000s362010s852020s36

Idrissa by state

Where Idrissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Idrissa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.7%
New York share of Idrissa's total US births 3.7%

6 of 162 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Idrissa?
162 babies have been named Idrissa since 1999. It currently ranks #8652 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 14 births.
When was Idrissa most popular?
Idrissa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Idrissa most popular?
The top states for the name Idrissa are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Idrissa been used?
Idrissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Idrissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Idris, Idrees, Idriss. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.