Idrees is a distinctive choice, ranked #389 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Idrees in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#389
About the Name Idrees
Idrees is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 155 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #381 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Idrees is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Idrees
Unlikely. With around 106 UK babies named Idrees per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Idrees in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Idrees is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 155 places over the last five years to #389 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Idrees is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Idrees include: Mohammad Idrees — Mohammad Idrees is a Pakistani first-class cricketer who played for Peshawar cricket team.; Abdulla Idrees — Abdulla Idrees is an Emirati football player who plays for Al-Dhafra, on loan from Al Nasr and the United Arab Emirates national football team.; Najma Idrees — Najma Abdullah Idrees is a Kuwaiti poet, columnist, and scholar..
Idrees does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Idreess in the wild.
106
UK babies named Idrees (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 155 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Idrees
Likely around 1 other Idrees in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Idrees
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Muhammad Idrees (Urdu: محمد ادریس) is a Pakistani politician from Nowshera District, who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023, belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He also served as the chairman and a member of different committees.
Malik Muhammad Idrees (Urdu: ملک محمد ادریس), is a Pakistani politician who has a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 from Constituency NA-12 Kohistan-cum-Lower Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas Kohistan.