Yunus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Yunus, also spelled Younas, Younes, Younis, Younus, Yunes, Younous, Yunos and Yonas, is a common male given name, the Arabic version of the Greek Ιωνάς, from the Hebrew יוֹנָה Jonah 'dove'.

From Wikipedia

Yunus first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 97 babies (rank #434 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Yunus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Yunus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

909

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Yunus

Yunus Musahassociation football player · b. 2002
Yunus Mallıassociation football player · b. 1992
Yunus Akgünassociation football player · b. 2000

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	12	#1,167
1997	15	#1,009
1998	7	#1,817
1999	21	#808
2000	23	#772
2001	15	#1,076
2002	24	#803
2003	21	#943
2004	26	#840
2005	42	#637
2006	36	#731
2007	39	#730
2008	49	#639
2009	50	#647
2010	50	#652
2011	57	#614
2012	74	#512
2013	93	#438
2014	84	#474
2015	74	#525
2016	97	#434