How Many People Are Named Yunus?
An estimated 1,208 people in the United States have the first name Yunus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Yunus peaked in popularity in 2023 with 127 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yunus 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 Yunus paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yunus is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,208
About 1 in 283,737 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2023
127 births
Total Registered
1,218
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yunus
Yunus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,218 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yunus as a male name
Ranked #1,464 in 2024
124 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (127 births)
Yunus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yunus span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 524 babies were registered. Yunus remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Yunus by Decade
How has Yunus 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.
Yunus by State
Birth registrations for Yunus span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Minnesota, Florida. On average, about 38 Yunuss were registered per state.
Yunus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yunus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yunus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yunus?
We estimate approximately 1,208 people named Yunus 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 283,737 Americans share this first name.
Is Yunus a common name?
Yunus is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,218 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yunus most popular?
Yunus reached peak popularity in 2023, when 127 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yunus is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yunus a male name?
Yunus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yunus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yunus Smith, Yunus Johnson, Yunus 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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