Younus
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning dove; Arabic form of Jonah.
Younus by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Younus. In the US, 6 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Jonah
Like Younus, each of these traces back to Jonah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jonashe provided; a form of Jonah687 in the US (2017)
- Jonigod is gracious; a form of Joan or Jonah111 in England and Wales (2025)
- Joahgod is gracious; a form of Jonah11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jonadove; a form of Jonah25 in the US (2017)
- JonanGod is gracious; a form of Jonah or Jonathan12 in the US (2017)
- Jonoahdove; variant spelling of Jonah5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Younus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Yunusdove206 in England and Wales (2025)
- Younesdove, from the prophet Yunus55 in England and Wales (2025)
- Younisjonah; a form of Yunus32 in England and Wales (2025)
- Younasdove; form of Yunus or Jonah7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yousufgod increases; a form of Yusuf or Joseph73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yunisdove; variant of Younis or Yunus21 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Younus
Names that are said the same way as Younus, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Younus, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Jonahdove2,523 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Corbinraven; from corvus1,434 in the US (2017)
- Jaya form of names beginning with J; also the bird856 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Younus
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