Youssef Boy
How popular is Youssef?
#1,554 boy name in 2025
110 baby boys were named Youssef in the US in 2025, making it the 1554th most popular boy name.
Youssef popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,554 for boys (▲ 45 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 110 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,065 in 2015, #1,489 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (193 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,037 in 2016 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Youssef counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Yousef family of names ranked #588 for boys in 2025 (#605 the year before), with 459 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yousef | 349 | 76% |
| Youssef | 110 | 24% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Youssef is most popular
Babies named Youssef per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (46 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 boys)
Youssef by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | #4,632 |
| 1980s | 90 | #3,457 |
| 1990s | 378 | #1,543 |
| 2000s | 928 | #1,390 |
| 2010s | 1,582 | #1,037 |
| 2020s | 716 | #1,341 |
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Questions
- Is Youssef a boy or girl name?
- Youssef is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Youssef were boys.
- How popular is the name Youssef?
- 110 baby boys were named Youssef in the US in 2025, making it the 1554th most popular boy name.
- When was Youssef most popular?
- Youssef peaked in 2017, when 193 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,037 in 2016.
- How many people are named Youssef?
- 3,705 babies have been named Youssef in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,661 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Youssef most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Youssef was most common in Michigan, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.