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Yunus

Boy

Meaning of Yunus: Arabic: 'jonah'

Yunus is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1299th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1299

151 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#254

187 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,369

First recorded 1988 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 16 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 28 babies2007: 23 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 31 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 35 babies2013: 31 babies2014: 35 babies2015: 42 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 65 babies2018: 75 babies2019: 85 babies2020: 82 babies20202021: 85 babies2022: 106 babies2023: 127 babies2024: 124 babies2025: 151 babies
US babies named Yunus per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 151.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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