Yunus Boy
How popular is Yunus?
#1,290 boy name in 2025
151 baby boys were named Yunus in the US in 2025, making it the 1290th most popular boy name.
Yunus popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,290 for boys (▲ 169 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 151 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+260% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,808 in 2015, #1,815 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (151 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,290 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1988 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Yunus counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Yunus family of names ranked #1,020 for boys in 2025 (#1,102 the year before), with 192 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yunus | 151 | 79% |
| Yunis | 35 | 18% |
| Yunes | 6 | 3% |
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 Yunus is most popular
Babies named Yunus per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (86 boys)
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 boys)
Yunus by decade
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Questions
- Is Yunus a boy or girl name?
- Yunus is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Yunus were boys.
- How popular is the name Yunus?
- 151 baby boys were named Yunus in the US in 2025, making it the 1290th most popular boy name.
- When was Yunus most popular?
- Yunus peaked in 2025, when 151 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,290 in 2025.
- How many people are named Yunus?
- 1,369 babies have been named Yunus in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,360 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Yunus most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Yunus was most common in Virginia, at 0.2 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.