Younis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOO-nis
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,033 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,125 for boys
Younis is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dove”. In 2025 it ranked 1,033rd for boys in the UK (32 babies) and 2,125th for boys in the US (68 babies).
What does Younis mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Yunus, the Arabic form of Jonah
“dove”
A spelling of Yunus, the Arabic form of the prophet Jonah.
Is Younis a girl's or a boy's name?
Younis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 boys in the UK and 68 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Younis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,033rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32 about 1 in 9,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were named Younis, making it the 1,033rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,007th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 39 boys.
Half of all the boys named Younis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 343 boys in the UK were given Younis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #183, up from #1,033 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales.
Younis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #1,033 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,098 |
| 2022 | 39 | #883 |
| 2021 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,007 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,037 |
| 2018 | 27 | #1,119 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,222 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
How popular is Younis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,125th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 68 about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 68 boys in the US were named Younis, making it the 2,125th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,805th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 86 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Younis in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 339 boys in the US were given Younis 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.
Younis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | #2,125 |
| 2024 | 86 | #1,862 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,289 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,216 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,348 |
| 2020 | 43 | #2,805 |
| 2019 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2018 | 47 | #2,634 |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,797 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
Names like Younis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Eesa, Yahya, Yusuf, Yaqub, Ilyas, Zayan, Zakariya, Ayyub, Ibrahim, Zayaan, Muhammad
Other spellings of Younis
Names related to Younis
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, “Younis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/younis, updated 20 October 2026.