boys' name ★ peaked 2021

Idrees

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,429 Trend ↑ Rising 46%
Rank 2025
#2,429
among boys · ↑84 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
56
named Idrees · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,501
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2021
58 babies
All-time total
682
#6,556 all-time among boys
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Idrees popularity over time

682 babies have been named Idrees since 1977, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 12 1 – #4,801
1980s 6 1 -50% #6,079
1990s 50 5 +733% #6,845
2000s 94 9 +88% #5,137
2010s 217 22 +131% #3,031
2020s (to 2025) 303 51 +133% #2,356

Where Idrees is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 59 0.03 outside top 500
2027 63 0.04 outside top 500
2028 65 0.04 outside top 500
2029 68 0.04 outside top 500
2030 70 0.04 outside top 500

Where Idrees is most popular

Boys named Idrees per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.030 per 1,000. Strongest in Illinois, Michigan, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Idrees born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Illinois 29 0.113 +275%
Michigan 20 0.098 +223%
New York 31 0.072 +137%
Virginia 13 0.069 +127%
California 32 0.035 +16%
Texas 12 0.014 -55%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Idrees

Idrees is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,429 in 2025 with 56 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 682 American babies have been named Idrees. Its peak came in 2021, when 58 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Idrees stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Idrees?

The median living Idrees is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 700 people named Idrees are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Idrees year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 56 #2,429
2024 54 #2,513
2023 53 #2,523
2022 40 #3,074
2021 58 #2,356
2020 42 #2,858
2019 37 #3,163
2018 36 #3,198
2017 39 #3,031
2016 30 #3,626
2015 23 #4,340
2014 15 #5,835
2013 6 #11,258
2012 9 #8,421
2011 12 #6,753
2010 10 #7,796
2009 13 #6,566
2008 18 #5,137
2007 7 #10,175
2006 9 #8,266
2005 7 #9,496
2004 9 #7,774
2003 8 #8,130
2002 8 #7,931
2001 8 #7,820
2000 7 #8,537
1995 – –
1990 6 #7,516
1985 6 #6,079
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1895 – –
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1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Idrees, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Idrees?

The median living Idrees is about 6 years old. Half of all living Idreess are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Idrees are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Idrees are alive in the United States, based on 682 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Idrees in 2025?

Idrees ranked #2,429 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 56 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Idrees?

682 babies have been named Idrees in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Idrees most popular?

Idrees peaked in 2021, when 58 newborns received the name.

Is Idrees a boy or girl name?

Idrees is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Idrees rising or falling?

Idrees is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Idrees become more popular?

Idrees is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 70 boys named Idrees in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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