How Many People Are Named Yunis?
An estimated 403 people in the United States have the first name Yunis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Yunis peaked in popularity in 2024 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yunis as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yunis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
403
About 1 in 850,507 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2024
38 births
Total Registered
406
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yunis
Yunis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 406 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yunis as a male name
Ranked #3,203 in 2024
38 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (38 births)
Yunis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yunis span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 194 babies were registered. While Yunis is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yunis by Decade
How has Yunis tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yunis by State
Birth registrations for Yunis span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Minnesota, California. The lowest are in Illinois, California, Minnesota. On average, about 14 Yuniss were registered per state.
Yunis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yunis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yunis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yunis?
We estimate approximately 403 people named Yunis are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 850,507 Americans share this first name.
Is Yunis a common name?
Yunis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 406 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yunis most popular?
Yunis reached peak popularity in 2024, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yunis is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yunis a male name?
Yunis is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yunis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yunis Smith, Yunis Johnson, Yunis Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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