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Tunis

/ˈtunɪs/ · 100% boys · last recorded 1954

Tunis has been given to about 153 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtunɪs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 24
Median age today95 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tunis per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1915 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time153

How popular is Tunis?

Its best year was 1915, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 2056th. The typical living American called Tunis is about 95 years old today.

Names that sound like Tunis

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Luis0.70
  2. Curtis0.62
  3. Dennis0.60
  4. Denis0.62
  5. Kurtis0.62
  6. Travis0.55
  7. Adonis0.53
  8. Louis0.50

Middle names for Tunis

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tunis Paul0.77
  2. Tunis John0.77
  3. Tunis Lee0.77
  4. Tunis Dean0.76
  5. Tunis Blake0.76
  6. Tunis Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Tunis

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.63
  2. Luellasister · 0.62
  3. Opalsister · 0.62
  4. Estellesister · 0.60
  5. Forestbrother · 0.53
  6. Soleither · 0.52

Where Tunis is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tunis Anderson0.77
    2. Tunis Reyes0.72
    3. Tunis Nguyen0.72
    4. Tunis Moore0.72
    5. Tunis Lee0.72
    6. Tunis Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tunis

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.