Yousef

“Increases” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #745 in the US (2025) · Trending

Yousef is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1970, it stood at #745 in 2025; about 7,000 boys have been named Yousef along the way. Across the Midwest it runs about twice its national rate. Together with its spelling variants Yusuf (#450), Youssef (#1562), and Yousuf (#1824), Yousef 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.

Around the world: about 1 in 700 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 boys in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 2,100 boys in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yousefs

Yousef Hassan — association football player
Yousef Saanei — Iranian grand ayatollah (1937-2020)
Yousef Ahmed Masrahi — Saudi Arabian track and field athlete
Yousef Nasser — Kuwaiti footballer
Yousef Mirza Bani Hammad — Emirati cyclist

What Yousefs become

Among 193 notable people named Yousef:

Sports figures appear 2.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yousef Hassan, association football player.

Similar names: Youssef · Mustafa · Yousuf · Imran · Yousif · Yusuf

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