Yunus is a distinctive choice, ranked #239 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Yunus in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#239
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About the Name Yunus
Yunus has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #254. The name has climbed 114 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Yunus is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Yunus in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Yunus
Yunus Akgün — Yunus Akgün is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.
Yunus Emre Institute — Yunus Emre Institute (Turkish: Yunus Emre Enstitüsü) is a world-wide non-profit organization created by the Turkish government in 2007.
Muhammad Yunus — Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and statesman.
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 Yunus
Unlikely. With around 206 UK babies named Yunus per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yunus in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yunus is at its highest recorded position — #239 in 2025, with 206 births. In 2020 it ranked #368.
Yunus 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 Yunus include: Yunus Akgün, Yunus Emre Institute and Muhammad Yunus. Short summaries for each appear below.
Yunus does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Yunuss in the wild.
206
UK babies named Yunus (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 129 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yunus
Almost certainly the only Yunus in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Yunus
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Yunus Akgün is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.
Yunus Dimoara Musah is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder and wing-back for Serie A club Atalanta, on loan from AC Milan.
Yunus Emre (Turkish pronunciation: [juːˈnus emˈɾe]), also known as Derviş Yûnus, was a Turkish folk poet and Sufi who greatly influenced Turkish culture.