Idris is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “lord.” In 2024 it was given to 347 boys in the United States.
Idris belongs to the Muslim & Arabic and Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “lord” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Idris first appears in Social Security records in 1914. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #739 in 2024, and in 2024 347 babies received the name — 4,638 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Idris means “lord” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Idris is a boy name. In 2024, 347 babies received the name in the US.
Idris comes from the Muslim & Arabic and Irish & Celtic tradition.
Idris first appears in US records in 1914. Its best-ever ranking was #739 in 2024, and 347 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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