Idris vs Shayaan
Idris and Shayaancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Idris was ranked #142 and Shayaan #1066 among boys in England and Wales.
Idris and Shayaan over time
Idris and Shayaan appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Idris held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shayaan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Shayaan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Idris in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1999–2025
Idris held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Shayaan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Idris #142 in 2025, Shayaan #598 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Idris #142, Shayaan #1066.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Idris | Shayaan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #142 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1066 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Idris has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Shayaan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Idris
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #540 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #142 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #142 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Shayaan
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #1850 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #598 among boys in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1999–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1066 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys