Baby Name Popularity Profile

Yousef

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Yousef.

✦ God will add 🌍 Arabic Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #745
All-Time Peak Rank #725 Achieved 2017
Total U.S. Births 7,003 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1970 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 349 births in 2025
💡 The Yousef Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning God will add
Language Origin Arabic
Origin Type single
Derived from the Arabic form of Joseph, which originates from Hebrew Yosef meaning 'he will add'.
Alternative Spellings
Yusuf Youssef Yousuf
Pronunciation: YOO-sef
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Yousef across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +33.2%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +17.9%
2015: 296 births 296 2016: 309 births 2017: 330 births 2018: 286 births 2019: 312 births 2020: 262 births 262 2021: 257 births 2022: 255 births 2023: 297 births 2024: 331 births 2025: 349 births 349
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 349 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 48 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 50
1980s: 326
1990s: 681
2000s: 1,482
2010s: 2,713
2020s: 1,751

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables You-ef
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with Y, a letter used by only 1.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New Jersey
Top States New Jersey, Michigan, Virginia, Illinois, Florida
States with Data 27
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New Jersey #410 445 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #306 502 2025 +23.1% Growth
Virginia #561 277 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #362 567 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #660 367 2017 Insufficient historical volume
New York #499 771 2016 +26.9% Growth
California #753 866 2019 +6.1% Growth
Texas #843 552 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #498 327 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #868 135 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #1032 43 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #687 85 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #995 50 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #660 165 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #772 62 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #666 49 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 28 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri Unranked 41 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #960 21 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #570 18 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana Unranked 24 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 15 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia Unranked 16 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 10 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 5 2022 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 5 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama Unranked 5 2018 Insufficient historical volume

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