Fun Facts About the Name Idrees
- 682 babies named Idrees: U.S. records list 682 babies given the name Idrees from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Idrees Mean?
Idrees is an Arabic name, the Quranic form of the prophet Idrīs (إدريس). It is traditionally understood to mean "studious" or "learned," from the Arabic root d-r-s (د-ر-س), which gives darasa ("to study, learn") and darrasa ("to teach"). That derivation is the customary Arabic explanation rather than a settled certainty: because Idrīs appears in the Qur'an as a prophet's name, its exact linguistic origin is debated, and some scholars have suggested a connection with Greek Andreas. Islamic tradition separately identifies the prophet Idrīs with the biblical Enoch. Idrees is an English transliteration of the same Arabic name as Idris; the double e represents the long ī in the second syllable.
Idrees Name History & Origins
Idrīs is named in the Qur'an in Surah Maryam (19:56 - 57), where he is called a truthful prophet raised to a high station, and in Surah al-Anbiya' (21:85 - 86), where he is listed among the patient prophets. In Islamic tradition he is usually identified with the biblical Enoch, and traditional accounts describe him as an early prophet before Noah who was given knowledge of writing, astronomy, and sewing. Those accounts belong to religious tradition, not to a documented historical record.
As a given name, Idrīs was used in the Arabic-speaking Muslim world from early Islamic times. It was borne by Idris I, who founded the Idrisid dynasty in Morocco in the late 8th century, and by later rulers and scholars. The spelling Idrees is one of several Latin-alphabet forms, along with Idris, Idriss, and Edris, all rendering the same Arabic name; the "ee" spelling often shows the long ī vowel. The name is used by Muslims in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, and it also appears in English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Idrees?
Idrees has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #2,355 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,429 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 2024 | #2,504 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2023 | #2,518 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 2022 | #3,074 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2021 | #2,355 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2020 | #2,857 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2019 | #3,163 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #3,198 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2017 | #3,030 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2016 | #3,625 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #4,340 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #5,834 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #11,256 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #8,419 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #6,753 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #7,796 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #6,565 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #5,137 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #10,175 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #8,266 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #9,494 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #7,772 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #8,129 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #7,928 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #7,820 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #8,537 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,139 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,099 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #6,845 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,442 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #9,363 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #9,277 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,712 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #7,516 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,081 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #6,183 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #4,801 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Idrees Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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