Boys' name · since 1997
Yunis
Yunis has 441 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,356 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 441
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yunis currently ranks #3356 among boys' names in America, with 441 babies recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Yunis recorded 441 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #3356 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #8,514 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,356 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 441 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yunis ranks #8,514 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,356 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 441 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,356 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 441
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yunis's 441 recorded births place it above 81.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yunis compares
441 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Yunis's all-time total is 20% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yunis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 441 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yunis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yunis's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yunis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Yunis by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (194 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Yunis's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Yunis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
194 births
- 2020s
2020s
173 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 194 births (44% of all-time use).
Yunis by state
Where Yunis concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 37 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.1% |
37 of 441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Yunis's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (173) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yuniss (37 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 Yunis: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Yunis 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.