Yunus

“Dove” — Hebrew via Greek and Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1290 in the US (2025) · Trending

Yunus has appeared in US records since 1988 — best rank #1290 (2025) · 1,369 babies named Yunus all-time · 1 in 11,000 boys born in 2025.

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 209 notable people named Yunus:

Athletes appear 2.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yunus Musah, American soccer player.

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