Yousuf
Yousuf was the 1824th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1699th with 101 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 21 places. More babies were named Yousuf in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,824 boys, down 118 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 88boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022101 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,752babies recorded
Yousuf popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,824 | 88 |
| 2020 | #1,706 | 92 |
| 2010 | #2,577 | 48 |
| 2000 | #2,862 | 32 |
| 1990 | #5,368 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yousuf, counting every spelling?
Yousuf has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yousuf?
88 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yousuf (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yousuf 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 95 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yousuf.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yousuf?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Yousuf are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Yousuf 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.
Yousuf by state
How common Yousuf was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.0×), Virginia (2.8×), Illinois (1.9×). In 39 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 Yousuf: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yousuf, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yousuf
How popular is the name Yousuf?
Yousuf was the 1824th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1699th with 101 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 21 places. More babies were named Yousuf in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yousuf a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yousuf in the US.
Where is Yousuf most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yousuf was most common in New York (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Illinois.