Younis

Younis was the #2,125 boys' name in the US in 2025 (68 babies), and #953 in England & Wales and #1,207 in Canada.

Younis as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Younis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Younis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#2,125 (68)#953 (32)—#1,207 (20)
2024#1,862 (86)#1,000 (30)—#1,246 (18)
2023#2,290 (61)#1,018 (29)—#1,234 (17)
2022#2,217 (65)#810 (39)—#1,142 (19)
2021#2,349 (58)#1,004 (29)—#1,406 (14)
2020#2,806 (43)#962 (29)——
2019#2,464 (54)#1,001 (28)#764 (3)#1,152 (18)
2018#2,635 (47)#1,040 (27)#749 (3)#1,093 (19)
2017#2,798 (43)#1,178 (23)—#2,010 (8)
2016#3,161 (36)#1,187 (23)—#1,988 (8)
2015#4,080 (25)#1,442 (17)—#1,956 (8)
2014#4,866 (19)#1,819 (12)—#2,133 (7)
2013#4,804 (19)#1,404 (17)——
2012#5,720 (15)#1,430 (17)——
2011#6,256 (13)#1,909 (11)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,862.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1999.

How common is it?

about 1 in 25,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Younis is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 27,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Younis by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #999MINew York: #950NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Younis (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,03310

Younis (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
YounisCanadaBoys#1,20720
YounisEngland & WalesBoys#95332
YounisIrelandBoys—too few
YounisNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
YounisUSBoys#2,12568