boy's name
Yunis
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 744
Yunis is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 38 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 94,733 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Yunis over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 69 |
| 2010s | 194 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 173 |
How popular is Yunis?
In 2025, Yunis was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Yunis is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yunis
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yunis also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yunis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yunis
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yunis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yunis
How popular is the name Yunis?
In 2025, Yunis was given to 35 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Yunis a girl's or a boy's name?
Yunis is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Yunis?
Yunis has 2 syllables.
When was Yunis most popular?
Yunis peaked in 2024, when 38 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yunis a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yunis currently ranks #1,357 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.