Yousef
Boy · YOO-sef · Hebrew
Yousef is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will add”. In 2025 it ranked 436th for boys in the UK (102 babies) and 744th for boys in the US (349 babies).
What does Yousef mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Yusuf, the Arabic form of Joseph
“he will add”
A spelling of Yusuf, the Arabic form of Joseph.
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- YOO-sef
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Is Yousef a girl's or a boy's name?
Yousef is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 102 boys in the UK and 349 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yousef in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #436among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 102about 1 in 2,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 102 boys in the UK were named Yousef, making it the 436th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 515th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 105 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yousef in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,132 boys in the UK were given Yousef or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #51, up from #436 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 422nd in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.
Yousef in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 | #436 |
| 2024 | 105 | #430 |
| 2023 | 81 | #541 |
| 2022 | 95 | #469 |
| 2021 | 69 | #608 |
| 2020 | 82 | #515 |
| 2019 | 71 | #588 |
| 2018 | 83 | #523 |
| 2017 | 89 | #507 |
| 2016 | 87 | #514 |
| 2015 | 73 | #578 |
| 2014 | 60 | #646 |
| 2013 | 78 | #532 |
| 2012 | 55 | #688 |
| 2011 | 63 | #606 |
| 2010 | 66 | #575 |
| 2009 | 40 | #797 |
| 2008 | 34 | #885 |
| 2007 | 46 | #687 |
| 2006 | 45 | #679 |
| 2005 | 41 | #707 |
| 2004 | 39 | #680 |
| 2003 | 31 | #754 |
| 2002 | 28 | #750 |
| 2001 | 25 | #768 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 24 | #755 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 22 | #785 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
How popular is Yousef in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #744among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 349about 1 in 4,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 349 boys in the US were named Yousef, making it the 744th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 863rd. It first appears in the records in 1970.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Yousef of any year since it first appeared, in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Yousef in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,454 boys in the US were given Yousef or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #261, up from #744 for this spelling alone.
Yousef in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 349 | #744 |
| 2024 | 331 | #766 |
| 2023 | 297 | #823 |
| 2022 | 255 | #907 |
| 2021 | 257 | #893 |
| 2020 | 262 | #863 |
| 2019 | 312 | #759 |
| 2018 | 286 | #792 |
| 2017 | 330 | #725 |
| 2016 | 309 | #775 |
| 2015 | 296 | #788 |
| 2014 | 307 | #765 |
| 2013 | 251 | #849 |
| 2012 | 235 | #891 |
| 2011 | 188 | #1,020 |
| 2010 | 199 | #989 |
| 2009 | 184 | #1,039 |
| 2008 | 177 | #1,064 |
| 2007 | 146 | #1,206 |
| 2006 | 119 | #1,360 |
| 2005 | 153 | #1,075 |
| 2004 | 152 | #1,059 |
| 2003 | 122 | #1,204 |
| 2002 | 156 | #997 |
| 2001 | 129 | #1,098 |
| 2000 | 144 | #1,013 |
| 1999 | 102 | #1,225 |
| 1998 | 110 | #1,130 |
| 1997 | 74 | #1,453 |
| 1996 | 76 | #1,385 |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,472 |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,395 |
| 1993 | 54 | #1,633 |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,879 |
| 1991 | 46 | #1,738 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,865 |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,788 |
| 1988 | 49 | #1,509 |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,682 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,915 |
| 1985 | 36 | #1,697 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,932 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,821 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,941 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Yousef
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Other spellings of Yousef
Yusuf Yousuf Youssef Yousaf Yousif Yusef Yusif Yusaf Yussuf Yussef Yousof Yosuf
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