Given name & surname

Younis

“resembling a dolphin”

Younis is a variant of Yunus. One Turkish interpretation is “resembling a dolphin.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Younis is a variant of Yunus. One Turkish interpretation is “resembling a dolphin.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Younis is a variant of Yunus. An origin associated with Yunus is Turkish.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Arabic يُونُس, from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς, from Hebrew יונה (yônā).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Younis through the years

Babies since 1880
721
721 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2024
86 babies
2025
68
#2,144 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+52%
Rising fast
020406020002025Highest share 202440
Younis in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1999–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNew York, Michigan, New Jersey
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: New York (13), Michigan (6), New Jersey (5), Texas (8), California (7).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 68 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,144 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 51.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 522 as a first name in 2020; 1,521 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Younis’s family of names

Younis has a related form in Yunus.

Walk Younis’s family in the name graph

YounisYunus

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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