Given name & surname
Edris
“a prosperous ruler”
Edris is used as a given name and a surname. One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “a prosperous ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “a prosperous ruler.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Anglo-Saxon.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1899. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,114
- 408 boys · 706 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,166 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,166 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 993 as a first name in 2020; 568 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Edris’s family of names
Edris has a related form in Edriss. Edris has a related form in Edrisse. Edris has a related form in Edrys.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Edris
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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