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Yusef

Boy's name · #1904 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Yusef reached its best rank, #1097, in 1972 and ranked #1904 in 2025. About 3,100 boys have carried it since 1962.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#466 in Austria (2025) · #666 in Sweden (2025) · #980 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,065 in England & Wales (2025) · #947 in Canada (2024).

Famous Yusefs

• Yusef of Morocco — Sultan of Morocco, reigned 1912–1927
• Yusef Lateef — American composer (1920–2013)
• Yusef Komunyakaa — American poet and academic (born 1947)
• Yusef Wahba — Egyptian Prime Minister
• Yusef Ahmed — Qatari footballer

In stories & tradition

• Yusef Khan — EastEnders (TV series)
• Yusef Salaam — The Central Park Five (musical stage work)

What Yusefs become

Among 42 notable people named Yusef:

Sports figures appear 1.92× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yusef Ahmed, Qatari footballer.

Spellings & nicknames

Yusef is the less common spelling of Yusuf (#450) and Yousef (#745) — about 6% of babies given the name are written this way.

Similar names: Naim · Yuvaan · Muhammed · Youssef · Yosef · Abdul

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