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Yusef

Boy

Meaning of Yusef: Arabic: 'God increases'

Yusef is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1892nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 945th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1892

83 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#945

33 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,116

First recorded 1962 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 45 babies1982: 46 babies1983: 27 babies1984: 31 babies1985: 28 babies1986: 26 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 43 babies1989: 44 babies1990: 53 babies19901991: 45 babies1992: 45 babies1993: 51 babies1994: 53 babies1995: 48 babies1996: 53 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 46 babies1999: 51 babies2000: 51 babies20002001: 53 babies2002: 58 babies2003: 44 babies2004: 55 babies2005: 65 babies2006: 81 babies2007: 88 babies2008: 82 babies2009: 69 babies2010: 80 babies20102011: 71 babies2012: 69 babies2013: 55 babies2014: 76 babies2015: 75 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 59 babies2018: 63 babies2019: 54 babies2020: 53 babies20202021: 55 babies2022: 69 babies2023: 63 babies2024: 104 babies2025: 83 babies
US babies named Yusef per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 104.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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