Younes
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOO-nes
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #709 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,125 for boys
Younes is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dove”. In 2025 it ranked 709th for boys in the UK (55 babies) and 2,125th for boys in the US (68 babies).
What does Younes mean?
Hebrew: North African spelling of Yunus, the Arabic form of Jonah
“dove”
A spelling of Yunus, the Arabic form of Jonah, the prophet swallowed by a great fish.
Is Younes a girl's or a boy's name?
Younes is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 55 boys in the UK and 68 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Younes in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #709among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 55about 1 in 5,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 55 boys in the UK were named Younes, making it the 709th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,007th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Younes of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Younes in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 343 boys in the UK were given Younes or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #183, up from #709 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 658th in England and Wales.
Younes in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #709 |
| 2024 | 43 | #838 |
| 2023 | 41 | #860 |
| 2022 | 31 | #1,048 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,166 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,007 |
| 2019 | 37 | #889 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,098 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,199 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Younes in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,125among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 68about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 97% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 68 boys in the US were named Younes, making it the 2,125th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. It first appears in the records in 1999.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Younes of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Younes in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 339 boys in the US were given Younes or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #718, up from #2,125 for this spelling alone.
Younes in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | #2,125 |
| 2024 | 67 | #2,169 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,314 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,051 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,917 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
Names like Younes
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Yusuf Eesa Ilyas Yahya Yaqub Zakariya Ibrahim Zayan Ayyub Muhammad Ayaan
Other spellings of Younes
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Younes: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/younes, updated 20 October 2026.