Yunus

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A few things about Yunus you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Yunus

Yunus Akgün

Turkish association football player (born 2000)

Choose Yunus and your child shares a first name with Yunus Akgün, a Turkish association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Yunus, like who?” Yunus Akgün's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 11,312 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Yunus, 151 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Yunus would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryYunus first shows up in US birth records in 1988, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 37 years since.
• 🏆Best yearYunus is at its all-time high right now: #1,290 in 2025.
• 🚀TrendYunus has climbed 525 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,290. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedYunus is most popular in New York, where it ranks #620, followed by Virginia (#670) and Illinois (#711). It's in the top 1,000 in 6 states.
• 💬MeaningYunus is a Turkish form of Jonah, which means “dove”. Our records link it to Hebrew and Turkish roots.
• 🌍OriginYunus is the #4 most popular Turkish boy name in the US. That's out of 35 Turkish boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Yunus

Yunus is a boy name of Hebrew and Turkish origin meaning “dove”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Y and ending in “-nus”. US birth records list Yunus for boys from 1988 to 2025, in 32 of those 38 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,290 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,290, with 151 babies.

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