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Yousef

As of 2025, Yousef ranks #744 among American boys' names, according to Social Security records. 349 boys received the name that year. It has climbed from #863 to #744 over the past five years. SSA records for Yousef go back to 1970; the peak came in 2017 at #725, with 330 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Michigan, where it ranks #301 among boy names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#744
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#725
in 2017 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
349
boys named Yousef

Yousef popularity, 1880–2025

0.006%0.011%0.017%0.022%18801900192019401960198020002020#725 in 2017
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2017

Where Yousef is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025NHWashington: #898 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#898Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025NDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025MNWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025WIMichigan: #301 (32 boys, 0.08% of boys born 2025)MI#301New York: #491 (33 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)NY#491Massachusetts: #620 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MA#620Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025SDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025IAIllinois: #350 (30 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)IL#350Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025INOhio: #470 (22 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)OH#470Pennsylvania: #631 (14 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)PA#631New Jersey: #396 (20 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)NJ#396Connecticut: #498 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)CT#498California: #745 (35 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CA#745Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025UTColorado: #849 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CO#849Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025NEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025MOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025WVVirginia: #525 (14 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)VA#525Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025DEArizona: #927 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AZ#927New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025ARTennessee: #719 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#719North Carolina: #825 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#825South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025OKLouisiana: #591 (7 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)LA#591Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025MSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025GAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Yousef in 2025HITexas: #828 (32 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TX#828Florida: #649 (25 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)FL#649
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Michigan (#301), Illinois (#350), New Jersey (#396)

Uniqueness score

48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Yousef in the most recent year of SSA data.

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