Idris
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Welsh, popularized by actor Idris Elba. Borrowed from Welsh Idris.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Idris (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Idris has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2021 | 62 |
| 2022 | 56 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 124 |
| 2000 | 134 |
| 2001 | 148 |
| 2002 | 164 |
| 2003 | 170 |
| 2004 | 173 |
| 2005 | 177 |
| 2006 | 187 |
| 2007 | 200 |
| 2008 | 210 |
| 2009 | 219 |
| 2010 | 239 |
| 2011 | 266 |
| 2012 | 290 |
| 2013 | 312 |
| 2014 | 334 |
| 2015 | 377 |
| 2016 | 436 |
| 2017 | 475 |
| 2018 | 514 |
| 2019 | 561 |
| 2020 | 612 |
Idris in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Idris.Hi! My name is Idris.
- Har du träffat Idris? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Idris? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Idris kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Idris is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Idris mamma är lärare.Idris's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Idris mamma is Idris's mum. Because Idris already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Idris
How do you pronounce Idris in Swedish?
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What does the name Idris mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Welsh, popularized by actor Idris Elba. Borrowed from Welsh Idris.
How popular is Idris in Sweden?
56 babies were named Idris in 2022. In 2020, 612 people in Sweden had Idris as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.