Younis
Yunus ibn Matta is a prophet of God in Islam corresponding to Jonah son of Amittai in the Hebrew Bible. Jonah is the only one of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible to be named in the Quran. The tenth chapter of the Quran, Yunus, is named after him.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Younis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yunus ibn Matta is a prophet of God in Islam corresponding to Jonah son of Amittai in the Hebrew Bible. Jonah is the only one of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible to be named in the Quran. The tenth chapter of the Quran, Yunus, is named after him.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Younis
American parents first put Younis on the record books as a baby boy name in 1999, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 89 Youniss were born — ranking #1,843 that year. About 59% of every Younis on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Younis ranks #1,843 for baby boys with 89 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). All told, over 826 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Younis
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About the name Younis
Younis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 826 births in the dataset. Younis's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,843. Use the chart and map above to compare Younis'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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