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Yunus

Yunus holds the #1290 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 151 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1815 in 2020 to #1290 today. The name has never been bigger: its all-time peak in a record going back to 1988 is happening right now. The name's biggest fan base is in New York (#620 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1290
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1290
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
151
boys named Yunus

Yunus popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.005%0.007%0.010%18801900192019401960198020002020#1290 in 2025
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Yunus is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025NH—Washington: #898 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#898Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025ND—Minnesota: #718 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MN#718Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025WI—Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: #620 (24 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NY#620Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025IA—Illinois: #711 (12 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#711Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025IN—Ohio: #1267 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1267Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025PA—New Jersey: #915 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#915Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025CT—California: #1040 (20 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1040Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025WV—Virginia: #670 (10 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)VA#670Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Yunus in 2025HI—Texas: #1094 (20 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1094Florida: #1831 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1831
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New York (#620), Virginia (#670), Minnesota (#718)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Yunus in the most recent year of SSA data.

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