Yunus

Yunus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

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

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

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,167

1997

#1,009

1998

#1,817

1999

#808

2000

#772

2001

#1,076

2002

#803

2003

#943

2004

#840

2005

#637

2006

#731

2007

#730

2008

#639

2009

#647

2010

#652

2011

#614

2012

#512

2013

#438

2014

#474

2015

#525

2016

#434

Meaning

Numerology of Yunus

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Yunus

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