Yusuf

“Increases” — Arabic from Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #449 in the US (2025) · Trending

Yusuf has appeared in US records since 1949 — best rank #449 (2025) · 11,455 babies named Yusuf all-time · 1 in 2,400 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #4 in Türkiye (2025) · #12 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #65 in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yusufs

Yusuf Raza Gilani — Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012
Yusuf al-Qaradawi — Egyptian Islamic theologian based in Doha, Qatar (1926-2022)
Yusuf Yazıcı — Turkish association football player (born 1997)
Yusuf Demir — Turkish-Austrian association football player (born 2003)
Yusuf Dikeç — Turkish sport shooter (born 1973)

Among 782 notable people named Yusuf:

Political leaders appear 2.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yusuf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012.

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