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Yunis

Boy

Meaning of Yunis: Arabic & Persian: 'Jonah'

Yunis is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3280th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1402nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3280

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1402

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

441

First recorded 1997 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 6 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 6 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 13 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 9 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 11 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 11 babies2015: 15 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 29 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 35 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 23 babies2022: 32 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 38 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Yunis per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 38.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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