babyNamedYounes
“Arabic form of Jonah, dove”
Boy’s name, of Hebrew and Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 130th
- births in 2023–2025
- 1,795
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,259
- −3.5% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2016
Meaning and origin of Younes
Younes means “Arabic form of Jonah, dove” and is of Hebrew and Arabic origin.
Popularity of Younes in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2016.
- Over recent years, Younes has been stable (−3.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Younes every 4.7 schools, all spellings combined.
Younes in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
742nd boys’ name139 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,945+10.9% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,016th boys’ name28 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,069
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
763rd boys’ name8 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,978
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
195 babies in 3 years1 boy in 26,367+15.4% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Younes, Younès and Younés are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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