Yusef
Boy · YOO-sef · Hebrew
Yusef is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will add”. In 2025 it ranked 1,102nd for boys in the UK (29 babies) and 1,886th for boys in the US (83 babies).
What does Yusef 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
Is Yusef a girl's or a boy's name?
Yusef is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 boys in the UK and 83 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yusef in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,102among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were named Yusef, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 33 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yusef in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 1,132 boys in the UK were given Yusef or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #51, up from #1,102 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales.
Yusef in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,102 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,003 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,072 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,124 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,243 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,199 |
| 2011 | 33 | #952 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,121 |
| 2009 | 19 | #1,340 |
| 2008 | 27 | #1,047 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 25 | #1,008 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Yusef in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,886among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 83about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 83 boys in the US were named Yusef, making it the 1,886th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,436th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 104 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Yusef in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,454 boys in the US were given Yusef or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #261, up from #1,886 for this spelling alone.
Yusef in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #1,886 |
| 2024 | 104 | #1,631 |
| 2023 | 63 | #2,243 |
| 2022 | 69 | #2,135 |
| 2021 | 55 | #2,438 |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,436 |
| 2019 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2018 | 63 | #2,188 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,239 |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,437 |
| 2015 | 75 | #1,931 |
| 2014 | 76 | #1,906 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,298 |
| 2012 | 69 | #2,015 |
| 2011 | 71 | #1,946 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,815 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,009 |
| 2008 | 82 | #1,802 |
| 2007 | 88 | #1,713 |
| 2006 | 81 | #1,724 |
| 2005 | 65 | #1,939 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,127 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,388 |
| 2002 | 58 | #1,912 |
| 2001 | 53 | #2,003 |
| 2000 | 51 | #1,989 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,900 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,037 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,856 |
| 1996 | 53 | #1,737 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,796 |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,684 |
| 1993 | 51 | #1,694 |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,815 |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,762 |
| 1990 | 53 | #1,559 |
| 1989 | 44 | #1,728 |
| 1988 | 43 | #1,640 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,159 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,954 |
| 1982 | 46 | #1,394 |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,411 |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,619 |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,532 |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,410 |
| 1977 | 43 | #1,390 |
| 1976 | 55 | #1,154 |
| 1975 | 45 | #1,280 |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,409 |
| 1973 | 52 | #1,136 |
| 1972 | 56 | #1,083 |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,289 |
| 1970 | 46 | #1,222 |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,727 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,444 |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,905 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
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Other spellings of Yusef
Yusuf Yousef Yousuf Youssef Yousaf Yousif Yusif Yusaf Yussuf Yussef Yousof Yosuf
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