Younis
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning jonah; a form of Yunus.
Younis by the numbers
In 2025, 32 babies in England and Wales were named Younis. In the US, 42 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Younis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Younesdove, from the prophet Yunus55 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yunisdove; variant of Younis or Yunus21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Younusdove; Arabic form of Jonah17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Younasdove; form of Yunus or Jonah7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yonis20 in the US (2017)
- Yunusdove206 in England and Wales (2025)
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