Youness
How to say it: yoo-NES · /juˈnɛs/
Arabic form of Yunus (Jonah) meaning 'dove' - common spelling in Morocco and North Africa.
Youness was the 1,714th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are up 2.7-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,285 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,714 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 48,755 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.7 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,285 |
| In France, 2025 | #110 among boys’ names, 35 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Youness is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Youness is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #110 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Youness
- Youness Mokhtar (born 1991)Moroccan footballer
- Youness Bengelloun (born 1983)French professional footballer
- Youness Bellakhder (born 1987)Moroccan footballer
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