Namesake.

Yunus

Boy #1438 in 2023

Yunus is a boy name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

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Popularity of Yunus

Popularity, 1988–2023
127 births in 2023
1988 2023

1,094 U.S. births recorded from 1988–2023.

Peak year
2023
127 babies
First recorded
1988
35 years of history
Recent trend
Rising
Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Prophet

يُونُس

Yūnus

Yunus (Jonah) is the prophet sent to the people of Nineveh. He departed in anger before the appointed time and was swallowed by a great fish. In its belly he called out, "There is no god but You, glory be to You; indeed I have been of the wrongdoers."

From the Qur’an

"And [mention] Dhūn-Nūn, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, ‘There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.’"

— Qur’an, Al-Anbiya 21:87

Sura 10 of the Qur’an is named Yunus.

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.