Yunus

“Dove” — Hebrew via Greek and Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1296 in the US (2025) · Trending

Yunus is climbing: on the charts since 1988, it reached #1296 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 150 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,400 have carried it all-time.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,300 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 2,600 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yunuses

Yunus Emre — Turkish folk poet and Sufi mystic
Yunus Musah — American soccer player
Yunus Mallı — Turkish-German association football player (born 1992)
Yunus Akgün — Turkish association football player (born 2000)
Yunus Pasha — Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1517)

In stories & tradition

Yunus — Qur’an

What Yunuses become

Among 212 notable people named Yunus:

Sports figures appear 2.07× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yunus Musah, American soccer player.

Similar names: Mahir · Yug · Kairos · Ilyas · Yazan · Eesa

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