UK boy's name
Younas
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Younas is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Younas popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2671, with 8 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 8 births.
This profile covers 46 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 1997 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Younas is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 46 living people in the UK are called Younas. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Younas ranked #2671 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 8 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 8 boys were registered as Younas.
- • About 46 living people in the UK are estimated to have Younas as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2671
2024
Births in 2024
8
Latest year
Peak year
2024
8 births
Estimated living
46
2026
Popularity
Younas over time
The chart below shows babies named Younas registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Younas, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 8 births in 2024, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Younas by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Younas was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3576 | 16 | 3 |
| 2010s | #4287 | 22 | 6 |
| 2000s | #3687 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2337 | 4 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Younas
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- Yasin 1,797
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- Yaqub 1,517
- Yousef 1,489
- Yousuf 1,454
- Yasir 1,056
- Yash 876
- Youssef 749
FAQ
Younas: questions and answers
How popular is the name Younas in the UK right now?
In 2024, Younas was ranked #2671 for boys in England and Wales, with 8 births registered.
When was Younas most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 8 babies registered as Younas in England and Wales.
How many people are called Younas in the UK?
A total of 46 babies have been registered as Younas across the 11 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.