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Yousef

Boy

Meaning of Yousef: Hebrew: 'God will increase'

Yousef is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 757th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 412th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#757

349 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#412

99 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,008

First recorded 1970 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 30 babies1984: 28 babies1985: 36 babies1986: 31 babies1987: 40 babies1988: 49 babies1989: 42 babies1990: 41 babies19901991: 46 babies1992: 43 babies1993: 54 babies1994: 70 babies1995: 65 babies1996: 76 babies1997: 74 babies1998: 110 babies1999: 102 babies2000: 144 babies20002001: 129 babies2002: 156 babies2003: 122 babies2004: 152 babies2005: 153 babies2006: 119 babies2007: 146 babies2008: 177 babies2009: 184 babies2010: 199 babies20102011: 188 babies2012: 235 babies2013: 251 babies2014: 307 babies2015: 296 babies2016: 309 babies2017: 330 babies2018: 291 babies2019: 312 babies2020: 262 babies20202021: 257 babies2022: 255 babies2023: 297 babies2024: 331 babies2025: 349 babies
US babies named Yousef per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 349.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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