Younis Boy
How popular is Younis?
#2,125 boy name in 2025
68 baby boys were named Younis in the US in 2025, making it the 2125th most popular boy name.
Younis popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,125 for boys (▼ 263 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 68 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+172% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,078 in 2015, #2,805 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (86 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,862 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1999 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Younis counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Younis family of names ranked #1,145 for boys in 2025 (#1,093 the year before), with 153 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Younis | 68 | 44% |
| Younes | 68 | 44% |
| Younus | 17 | 11% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Younis is most popular
Babies named Younis per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (35 boys)
Younis by decade
Boy names about as popular as Younis
Questions
- Is Younis a boy or girl name?
- Younis is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Younis were boys.
- How popular is the name Younis?
- 68 baby boys were named Younis in the US in 2025, making it the 2125th most popular boy name.
- When was Younis most popular?
- Younis peaked in 2024, when 86 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,862 in 2024.
- How many people are named Younis?
- 721 babies have been named Younis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 717 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Younis most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Younis was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.