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Youssef

Meaning
Increases
Origin
Arabic

Boy's name · #1562 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Youssef reached #1042 in 2016 and has eased to #1562 since. About 3,700 boys have carried it since 1974.

Across the states

See where Youssef is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Youssef ranks in other countries and regions.

#104 in France (2025) · #106 in Belgium (2025) · #210 in Netherlands (2025) · #411 in Austria (2025) · #488 in Poland (2025) · #610 in Sweden (2025) · #675 in Ireland (2025) · #702 in Ecuador (2025) · #879 in Switzerland (2025) · #912 in England & Wales (2025) · #427 in Canada (2024).

Famous Youssefs

In stories & tradition

What Youssefs become

Among 428 notable people named Youssef:

Sports figures appear 2.14× more often than among typical names — e.g. Youssef En-Nesyri, Moroccan association football player.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Yusuf (#450), Yousef (#745), and Yousuf (#1824), Youssef would rank around #277 with about 1,200 births last year — the newborns split about 56/28/9/7 across Yusuf, Yousef, Youssef, and Yousuf.

Similar names: Yousef · Hussein · Yousif · Aydin · Yousuf · Yusef

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