Yunes
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- yoo-NES
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Yunes is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dove”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Yunes mean?
Hebrew: form of Yunus, the Arabic name of Jonah
“dove”
Yunus (Jonah) is the prophet swallowed by a great fish in both the Bible and the Qur'an.
Is Yunes a girl's or a boy's name?
Yunes is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yunes in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 433% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Yunes, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2021, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Yunes in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
Names like Yunes
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yusuf, Yunus, Musa, Yahya, Ilyas, Myles, Levi, Ezra, Amir, Elias, Yaqub, Jesse
Names related to Yunes
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yunes: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yunes, updated 20 October 2026.