Yunis is a distinctive choice, ranked #1402 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Yunis in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1402
About the Name Yunis
Yunis has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 172 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #1230 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 2000.
Yunis is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Yunis
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Yunis per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yunis in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yunis has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 172 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1230 in 2020. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Yunis 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 Yunis include: Yunis Huseynov — Yunis Huseynov is an Azerbaijani football manager and former footballer.; Samora Yunis — Samora Muhammad Yunis (Ge’ez: ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ) is an Ethiopian military officer.; Yunis Abdelhamid — Yunis Abdelhamid is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Botola Pro club AS FAR..
Yunis does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Yuniss in the wild.
19
UK babies named Yunis (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 172 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yunis
Likely around 1 other Yunis in the class
UK Popularity (2000–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Yunis
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Samora Muhammad Yunis (Ge’ez: ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ) is an Ethiopian military officer. Born in the Tigray Region in the north of the country, Yunis rose to be a four-star general in the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and eventually Chief of the General Staff in 2001.
Yunis Abdelhamid is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Botola Pro club AS FAR. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Yunis Al Astal is a Palestinian politician, Islamic preacher and Hamas member of the Palestinian Legislative Council for the Khan Yunis Governorate. He writes on topics such as Islamic law (fiqh), sociology and politics.
Yunis Abdurrahman Shokuri (Arabic: يونس عبد الرحمن الشقوري) is a citizen of Morocco who was held in extrajudicial detention in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. The Department of Defense reports his date of birth as May 4, 1968.
Yunis Hunnar was a former leader of the Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade, a Salafi Jihadist group based in the Gaza Strip which carries out attacks against both Hamas and Israel.