Yunis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOO-nis
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,372 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,313 for boys
Yunis is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dove”. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Yunis mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Yunus, the Arabic form of Jonah
“dove”
A spelling of Yunus, the Arabic form of the prophet Jonah.
Is Yunis a girl's or a boy's name?
Yunis is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 35 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yunis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,372nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Yunis, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 21 boys.
2025 had more boys named Yunis than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Yunis 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 Yunis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #183, up from #1,372 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Yunis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Yunis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,313th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35 about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Yunis, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Yunis in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 339 boys in the US were given Yunis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #718, up from #3,313 for this spelling alone.
Yunis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,159 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,531 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Yunis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yusuf, Musa, Yahya, Eesa, Ayaan, Yaqub, Ilyas, Zakariya, Yanis, Bodhi, Ibrahim, Arham
Other spellings of Yunis
Names related to Yunis
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, “Yunis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yunis, updated 20 October 2026.