Idrees is a distinctive choice, ranked #408 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Idrees in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#408
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Idrees in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Idrees
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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Idrees
Unlikely. With around 99 UK babies named Idrees per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Idrees in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Idrees is rising: up 136 places since 2020, to #408 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #381 in 2023.
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, Abdulla Idrees and Najma Idrees. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
99
UK babies named Idrees (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 136 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
Almost certainly the only Idrees in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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.
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.