Youssef

“Increases” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1554 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Youssef has appeared in US records since 1974 — best rank #1037 (2016) · 3,705 babies named Youssef all-time · 1 in 17,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 500 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 520 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 2,100 boys in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Youssefs

Youssef En-Nesyri — Moroccan association football player
Youssef ibn Tashfin — Leader of the Almoravid dynasty (r. 1061–1106), founder of Marrakech and a key figure in consolidating power in southern Morocco before expanding into Al-Andalus
Youssef Chahine — Egyptian film director (1926–2008)
Youssef Msakni — Tunisian association football player
Youssef El-Arabi — Moroccan footballer

Among 428 notable people named Youssef:

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

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