Younus is a distinctive choice, ranked #1460 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Younus in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1460
About the Name Younus
Younus is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 365 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1104 in 2022 β and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Younus is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Younus
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Younus per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Younus in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Younus is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 365 places over the last five years to #1460 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Younus 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 Younus include: Younus Shaikh β Mohammed Younus Shaikh is a Pakistani medical doctor, human rights activist and freethinker.; Younus Changezi β Muhammad Younus Changezi is a Pakistani former footballer who played as left-winger, and former manager.; Younus Group of Industries β Younus Group of Industries is a Bangladeshi diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka..
Younus does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Younuss in the wild.
18
UK babies named Younus (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 365 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Younus
Likely around 1 other Younus in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Younus
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mohammed Younus Shaikh is a Pakistani medical doctor, human rights activist and freethinker. When he was a teacher at a medical college in Islamabad, Shaikh was an active member of the South Asia Peace Movement and of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU).
Muhammad Younus Changezi is a Pakistani former footballer who played as left-winger, and former manager. Changezi played for the Pakistan national team in 1970, and was later appointed as manager in the 1980s.
Yunis Haider Soomro was a Pakistani orthopaedic surgeon and former caretaker minister. He was the Minister for Housing and Works in Khoso caretaker ministry in 2013.
Younus Group of Industries is a Bangladeshi diversified conglomerate based in Dhaka. Mohammed Yunus is the chairman of the group, Mahfuza Younus is a director, and Mohammed Rashedul Islam is the managing director of the group.