Boy · Welsh
Idris
Say it: ID-ris
Meaning
Uncertain; often analysed as iud 'lord' and rhys 'ardour'.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 3,397 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 6,200 boys
- 275 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Idris Gawr, legendary giant of Cadair Idris
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Where this comes from
- Early Welsh tales, poetry and genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.