Boys' name · since 2011
Younus
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 106 babies named Younus, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,059 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,578 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Younus currently ranks #5578 among boys' names in America, with 106 babies recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Younus recorded 106 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #5578 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #17,059 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,578 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 106 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Younus ranks #17,059 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,578 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 106 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,059 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,578 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Younus's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Younus compares
106 27th percentile among 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
Younus's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Younus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 106 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Younus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Younus's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Younus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Younus by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (71 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Younus's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Younus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 71 births (67% of all-time use).
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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, 2011–2025 (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 Younus 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.