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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Younes

Younes was the 2143rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 68 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,398 places. More babies were named Younes in the 2020s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
#2,143 boys, up 1,270 places since 2020
Babies in 2025
68boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
202568 babies
Total since 1880
645babies recorded

Younes popularity since 1880

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Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025#2,14368
2020#3,41333
2010#7,57311
2000#6,30711
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How popular is Younes, counting every spelling?

Younes has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How many kids will share the name Younes?

68 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Younes (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Younes born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 123 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Younes.

Chance of another Younes in a class of 20under 1 in 50US, born 2025
Most likely inNew Yorkunder 1 in 50 (2024)

Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.

How old are people named Younes?

About 600 people born in the US named Younes are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 14. That makes Younes a young name: most people with it are children.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Younes by state

How common Younes was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.0×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New York: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNY0.10Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.05Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesFL0.01
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Younes, boys, 2021–2025. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Younes: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Younes, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Younes

How popular is the name Younes?

Younes was the 2143rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 68 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,398 places. More babies were named Younes in the 2020s than in any other decade.

Is Younes a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Younes in the US.

Where is Younes most popular?

In 2021–2025, Younes was most common in New York (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and California.