US rank #2181 Boys' name Peak 2024 577 births

Younes — #2181 US boys' name

577 babies named Younes in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s92000s1042010s2222020s242
#2181
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Younes was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

67 babies were named Younes in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Younes

The Social Security Administration has registered 577 babies named Younes between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Younes currently holds the #2181 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Younes performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Younes shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Younes in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Younes in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 577 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Younes at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

577

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2024

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,181

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Younes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
67
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
020406080 20242020201620122008200420001999 9

Younes by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
242 births that decade — 42% of Younes's all-time total
1990s92000s1042010s2222020s242

Younes by state

Where Younes concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Younes
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
57 9.9%
#2 California
43 7.5%
#3 Massachusetts
11 1.9%
#4 Florida
10 1.7%
#5 Texas
6 1.0%
#6 Illinois
5 0.9%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.9%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.9%
New York share of Younes's total US births 9.9%
Even split

57 of 577 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Younes?
577 babies have been named Younes since 1999. It currently ranks #2181 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 67 births.
When was Younes most popular?
Younes was most popular in the 2020s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Younes most popular?
The top states for the name Younes are New York (57 births), California (43 births), Massachusetts (11 births).
How long has the name Younes been used?
Younes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Younes?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yousef, Youssef, Young, Yousif, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.