Yossi
Yossi was the 2388th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,492 places. More babies were named Yossi in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,388 boys, up 1,179 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202558 babies
- Total since 1880
- 584babies recorded
Yossi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,388 | 58 |
| 2020 | #3,567 | 31 |
| 2010 | #4,841 | 20 |
| 2000 | #10,326 | 6 |
| 1990 | #8,099 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yossi, counting every spelling?
Yossi is the most common spelling of a name family that had 63 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 63 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yossi | 58 | #2,388 | 232 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Yossi?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yossi (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yossi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yossi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yossi?
About 600 people born in the US named Yossi are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 14. That makes Yossi a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yossi by state
How common Yossi was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (16.0×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yossi: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yossi, they share its era and feel.
Yossi is also a nickname for Yosef.
Questions about the name Yossi
How popular is the name Yossi?
Yossi was the 2388th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,492 places. More babies were named Yossi in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Yossi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yossi in the US.
Where is Yossi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yossi was most common in New York (0.43 per 1,000 boys).