Yonis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOH-nis
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Yonis is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dove”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Yonis mean?
Hebrew: Somali form of Yunus, the Arabic form of Jonah
“dove”
Yunus is the prophet Jonah, after whom the tenth sura of the Quran is named.
Is Yonis a girl's or a boy's name?
Yonis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yonis in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yonis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yonis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Yonis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Yonis, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2011, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Yonis in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yonis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
Names like Yonis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noah, Ellis, Elis, Isaac, Ilyas, Asher, Ethan, Axel, Zion, Hudson, Elias, Jonah
Names related to Yonis
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Jacob, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yonis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yonis, updated 20 October 2026.