Name meaning & stats
Idris
Idris means “Idris the Giant” (Welsh origin). 5,059 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“Idris the Giant”
WelshWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
5,059 US babies were named Idris between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Idris (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 85% of the family
- Idris 85%
- Idrees 11%
- Idriss 3%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)