Younis is a distinctive choice, ranked #953 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Younis in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#953
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About the Name Younis
Younis is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 38 places over five years. Its high point was #810 in 2022, and it now sits at #1000. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Younis is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Younis in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Younis
Shehab Younis โ Shehab Younis is an Egyptian swimmer specializing in freestyle.
Kamran Younis โ Kamran Younis is a Pakistani former first-class cricketer who played in 76 first class cricket, 78 List A cricket, and 19 Twenty20 cricket matches between 1999 and 2016.
Younis Khan โ Mohammad Younis Khan PP SI is a Pakistani professional cricket coach and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all three formats of the game, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest middle-order batsmen in Test cricket.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Younis
Unlikely. With around 32 UK babies named Younis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Younis in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Younis has been fairly steady, ranked #953 in 2025 against #962 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #810 in 2022.
Younis is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Younis include: Shehab Younis, Kamran Younis and Younis Khan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Younis does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Youniss in the wild.
32
UK babies named Younis (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Younis
Almost certainly the only Younis in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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✨ Similar names to Younis
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Kamran Younis is a Pakistani former first-class cricketer who played in 76 first class cricket, 78 List A cricket, and 19 Twenty20 cricket matches between 1999 and 2016.
Mohammad Younis Khan PP SI is a Pakistani professional cricket coach and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all three formats of the game, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest middle-order batsmen in Test cricket.
Younis Tirawi (Arabic: ูููุณ ุงูุทูุฑุงูู, romanized: Yลซnus Aแนญ-แนฌฤซrฤwฤซ) is a Palestinian journalist known for his investigative reporting concerning security and political affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Manaf Younus Hashim Al-Tekreeti is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Iraq Stars League club Al-Shorta and the Iraq national team.
Abdul Fatah Younis Al-Obeidi ( ; Arabic: ุนุจุฏ ุงููุชุงุญ ูููุณ, sometimes transliterated Fattah Younis or Fattah Younes or Fatah Younes; 1944 โ 28 July 2011) was a Libyan military officer and politician.