Boy name Swahili origin Muslim tradition

Idris

ee-DREES · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Studious one or interpreter.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
wisdom
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#739
2024 births347
Peak year2024
First appeared1914
Total US births4,638
2024 peak19141942196919972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Idi
Alternate spellings
Idriss
In other languages
Idris

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