US rank #3190 Boys' name Peak 2024 406 births

Yunis — #3190 US boys' name

406 babies named Yunis in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s692010s1942020s138
#3190
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Yunis was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

38 babies were named Yunis in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yunis

The Social Security Administration has registered 406 babies named Yunis between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yunis currently holds the #3190 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yunis performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 194 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yunis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Yunis in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yunis 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 406 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.

Yunis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

406

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2024

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,190

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yunis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
38
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200620031997 5

Yunis by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
194 births that decade — 48% of Yunis's all-time total
1990s52000s692010s1942020s138

Yunis by state

Where Yunis concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Yunis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
37 9.1%
#2 Minnesota
10 2.5%
#3 California
5 1.2%
#4 Illinois
5 1.2%
New York share of Yunis's total US births 9.1%
Even split

37 of 406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yunis?
406 babies have been named Yunis since 1997. It currently ranks #3190 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 38 births.
When was Yunis most popular?
Yunis was most popular in the 2010s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yunis most popular?
The top states for the name Yunis are New York (37 births), Minnesota (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Yunis been used?
Yunis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yunis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yunus, Yunior, Yuniel, Yunay, 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, 1997–2024 (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.