Yusef

“May he add; God will increase” — Arabic (Yusuf), from Hebrew Yosef origin

Boy's name · #1886 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Yusef has appeared in US records since 1962 — best rank #1083 (1972) · 3,116 babies named Yusef all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,500 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 5,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,100 boys in Sweden (2025).

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

Famous Yusefs

Yusef of Morocco — Sultan of Morocco (1882-1927)
Yusef Lateef — American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (1920–2013)
Yusef Komunyakaa — American poet and academic (born 1947)
Yusef Wahba — Egyptian Prime Minister
Yusef Ahmed — Qatari footballer

Among 42 notable people named Yusef:

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

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