Yusef Boy
How popular is Yusef?
#1,886 boy name in 2025
83 baby boys were named Yusef in the US in 2025, making it the 1886th most popular boy name.
Yusef popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,886 for boys (▼ 255 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 83 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,931 in 2015, #2,436 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (104 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,083 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| 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 |
Yusef counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Yusef family of names ranked #1,485 for boys in 2025 (#1,354 the year before), with 95 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yusef | 83 | 87% |
| Yussef | 12 | 13% |
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 Yusef is most popular
Babies named Yusef per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Maryland: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Yusef by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91 | #1,727 |
| 1970s | 457 | #1,083 |
| 1980s | 346 | #1,394 |
| 1990s | 495 | #1,559 |
| 2000s | 646 | #1,713 |
| 2010s | 654 | #1,815 |
| 2020s | 427 | #1,631 |
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Questions
- Is Yusef a boy or girl name?
- Yusef is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Yusef were boys.
- How popular is the name Yusef?
- 83 baby boys were named Yusef in the US in 2025, making it the 1886th most popular boy name.
- When was Yusef most popular?
- Yusef peaked in 2024, when 104 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,083 in 1972.
- How many people are named Yusef?
- 3,116 babies have been named Yusef in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,011 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Yusef most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Yusef was most common in Michigan, at 0.1 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.