Boys' name · since 1999
Younes
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 645 babies named Younes, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,780 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,136 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 645
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Younes is the #2136 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 645 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Younes has been recorded 645 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #2136 nationally and more common than 85% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #6,780 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,136 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 645 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Younes ranks #6,780 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,136 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 645 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,780 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,136 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 645
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Younes's 645 recorded births place it above 85.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Younes compares
645 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Younes's all-time total is 75% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Younes | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 645 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Younes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Younes's full recorded timeline at 2012, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Younes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Younes by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (310 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Younes's strongest decade.
310 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Younes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s 104
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
222 births
- 2020s
2020s
310 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 310 births (48% of all-time use).
How Younes compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Younes's total volume
Younes by state
Where Younes concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 64 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 51 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 7 | 1.1% |
64 of 645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Younes appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- New York records the most Youness (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Younes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Younes draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.