Younes
Jonah the son of Amittai or Jonas was a Jewish prophet from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE according to the Hebrew Bible. He is the central figure of the Book of Jonah, one of the minor prophets, which details his reluctance in delivering the judgment of God to the city of Nineveh in the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
- Arabic
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Younes
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jonah the son of Amittai or Jonas was a Jewish prophet from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE according to the Hebrew Bible. He is the central figure of the Book of Jonah, one of the minor prophets, which details his reluctance in delivering the judgment of God to the city of Nineveh in the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Persian
The Story of Younes
The earliest SSA record of Younes as a baby boy name dates back to 1999, when 9 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 73 newborns named Younes — #2,074 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Younes on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Younes ranks #2,074 for baby boys with 73 births, rising sharply (+86% over the past five years). All told, over 718 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Younes
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Younes. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Younes
Phonetically similar names — useful when Younes is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Youns
- Yens
- Yins
- Yawns
- Youngs
- Unes
- Yanes
- Yeans
- Ones
- Wuns
- Wins
- Yams
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About the name Younes
Younes is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 718 births in the dataset. Younes's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,074. Use the chart and map above to compare Younes's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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