Unais
Boy · oo-NAYS · Arabic
Unais is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “friendly companion”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Unais mean?
Arabic: Arabic Unays, a diminutive from the root a-n-s
“friendly companion”
Arabic name from the root a-n-s, meaning friendliness and companionship; Abdullah ibn Unays was a Companion of the Prophet.
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Is Unais a girl's or a boy's name?
Unais is a boys' name.
How popular is Unais in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Unais in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Unais in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
Names like Unais
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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