Yunus
Yunus, also spelled Younas, Younes, Younis, Younus, Yunes, Younous, Yunos and Yonas, is a common male given name, the Arabic version of the Greek Ιωνάς (Ionas), from the Hebrew יוֹנָה Jonah 'dove'.
Meaning & Origin of Yunus
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Yunus, also spelled Younas, Younes, Younis, Younus, Yunes, Younous, Yunos and Yonas, is a common male given name, the Arabic version of the Greek Ιωνάς (Ionas), from the Hebrew יוֹנָה Jonah 'dove'.
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The Story of Yunus
Yunus first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 139 Yunuss were born — ranking #1,371 that year. As of 2026, Yunus ranks #1,371 for baby boys with 139 births, rising sharply (+60% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Yunuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yunus
Yunus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Yunus's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,371. Use the chart and map above to compare Yunus'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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