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Yossi

Boy

Meaning of Yossi: Hebrew: 'God will increase'

Yossi is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2336th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2336

58 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

584

First recorded 1990 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 6 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 25 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 30 babies2019: 24 babies2020: 31 babies20202021: 35 babies2022: 46 babies2023: 49 babies2024: 44 babies2025: 58 babies
US babies named Yossi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 58.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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