Yunus
Boy · YOO-nus · Hebrew
Yunus is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dove”. In 2025 it ranked 250th for boys in the UK (211 babies) and 1,290th for boys in the US (151 babies).
What does Yunus mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of Jonah
“dove”
The Arabic form of Jonah; Surah Yunus, the 10th chapter of the Quran, is named after him.
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- YOO-nus
Is Yunus a girl's or a boy's name?
Yunus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 211 boys in the UK and 151 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yunus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #250among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 211about 1 in 1,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 211 boys in the UK were named Yunus, making it the 250th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 401st.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Yunus of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Yunus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 343 boys in the UK were given Yunus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #183, up from #250 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 239th in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Yunus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 211 | #250 |
| 2024 | 187 | #279 |
| 2023 | 173 | #297 |
| 2022 | 159 | #320 |
| 2021 | 147 | #348 |
| 2020 | 121 | #401 |
| 2019 | 129 | #386 |
| 2018 | 102 | #451 |
| 2017 | 99 | #466 |
| 2016 | 98 | #468 |
| 2015 | 74 | #573 |
| 2014 | 87 | #506 |
| 2013 | 95 | #470 |
| 2012 | 74 | #549 |
| 2011 | 59 | #649 |
| 2010 | 50 | #701 |
| 2009 | 50 | #698 |
| 2008 | 49 | #689 |
| 2007 | 39 | #779 |
| 2006 | 38 | #755 |
| 2005 | 42 | #689 |
| 2004 | 26 | #903 |
| 2003 | 22 | #953 |
| 2002 | 24 | #846 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 23 | #812 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Yunus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,290among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 151about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 151 boys in the US were named Yunus, making it the 1,290th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,815th. It first appears in the records in 1988.
2025 had the most boys named Yunus of any year since it first appeared, in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Yunus in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 339 boys in the US were given Yunus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #718, up from #1,290 for this spelling alone.
Yunus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 151 | #1,290 |
| 2024 | 124 | #1,459 |
| 2023 | 127 | #1,432 |
| 2022 | 106 | #1,634 |
| 2021 | 85 | #1,823 |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,815 |
| 2019 | 85 | #1,805 |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,958 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,108 |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,437 |
| 2015 | 42 | #2,808 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3,176 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
Names like Yunus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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