Boys' name · since 1999
Younis
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 721 babies named Younis, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,137 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 721
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Younis currently ranks #2137 among boys' names in America, with 721 babies recorded since 1999.
Younis has 721 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2137 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #6,321 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,137 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 721 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Younis ranks #6,321 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,137 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 721 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,321 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,137 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 721
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
Younis's 721 recorded births place it above 86.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Younis compares
721 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Younis's all-time total is 95% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Younis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 721 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 34 | 22,252 |
Younis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Younis's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 86, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Younis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Younis by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (381 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Younis's strongest decade.
381 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Younis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
289 births
- 2020s
2020s
381 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 381 births (53% of all-time use).
How Younis 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 Younis's total volume
Younis by state
Where Younis concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 123 | 17.1% |
| #2 | California | | 51 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 46 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 37 | 5.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 26 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 14 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
123 of 721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Youniss (123 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Younis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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 Younis 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.