Boys' name · since 1988
Yunus
Yunus has 1,369 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,369
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yunus currently ranks #1294 among boys' names in America, with 1,369 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yunus has been recorded 1,369 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #1294 nationally and more common than 91% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #4,208 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,294 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,369 born since 1988
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yunus ranks #4,208 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,294 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,369 born since 1988, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,208 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,369
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yunus's 1,369 recorded births place it above 90.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Yunus compares
1,369 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Yunus's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yunus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,369 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 151 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yunus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yunus splits its recorded history at 2010: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 151 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yunus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 151
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Yunus by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (675 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Yunus's strongest decade.
675 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Yunus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 175
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
465 births
- 2020s
2020s
675 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 675 births (49% of all-time use).
How Yunus 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 Yunus's total volume
Yunus by state
Where Yunus concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 199 | 14.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 94 | 6.9% |
| #3 | California | | 93 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 60 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 51 | 3.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 48 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 45 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 37 | 2.7% |
199 of 1,369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Yunus appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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- New York records the most Yunuss (199 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 Yunus: 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 (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Yunus 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.