Is Younis a boy or girl name?

Younis is a boy’s name. Of the 721 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Younis

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Younis was most popular in 2024, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,958 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,542, with 68 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 721 people named Younis.

Younis over time

Births per year. The dot marks Younis’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Younis a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Younis is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 721 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Younis

Where Younis is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org