Younis
Younis was the 2144th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1876th with 86 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,033 places. More babies were named Younis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,144 boys, up 700 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 68boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202486 babies
- Total since 1880
- 721babies recorded
Younis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #2,144 | 68 |
| 2020 | #2,844 | 43 |
| 2010 | #5,243 | 18 |
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How popular is Younis, counting every spelling?
Younis has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Younis?
68 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Younis (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Younis 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 Younis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Younis?
About 700 people born in the US named Younis are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Younis a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Younis by state
How common Younis was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.3×), New Jersey (2.7×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Younis: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Younis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Younis
How popular is the name Younis?
Younis was the 2144th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 68 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1876th with 86 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,033 places. More babies were named Younis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Younis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Younis in the US.
Where is Younis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Younis was most common in New York (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Michigan.