At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #449 of boy names
- Babies in 2025
- 698 (0.038% of boys)
- Trend
- Rising #572 in 2020 to #449 in 2025
- Peak
- #449 in 2025
- First recorded
- 1949
Meaning of Yusuf
Yusuf—Arabic heir to the ancient Joseph, his name meaning “God increases”—moves through time like a crane skimming the silver mirror of a Kyoto pond, at once reflecting star-pinned Arabian skies and lantern-lit Japanese gardens; in his syllables echoes the Qur’anic tale of a dream-laden prince whose patience turned betrayal into bloom, and that same quiet resilience threads through Turkish minarets, Indonesian spice ports, and today’s city streets, where over half a century of American birth records trace a steady, moonlit ripple rather than a tidal rush.
How to pronounce Yusuf
Arabic
- Pronounced yoo-SOOF /juːˈsuːf/
Turkish
- Pronounced yoo-SOOF /juːˈsuf/
Indonesian
- Pronounced yoo-SOOF /juːˈsʊf/
Popularity of Yusuf in the U.S.
Yusuf was the #449 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 698 babies. It has been in the top 1,000 since 2003. It first appears in the records in 1949.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1949–2025 64 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 698 | 449 | ▲ 26 |
| 2024 | 646 | 475 | ▲ 18 |
| 2023 | 610 | 493 | ▲ 76 |
| 2022 | 519 | 569 | ▼ 12 |
| 2021 | 507 | 557 | ▲ 15 |
| 2020 | 487 | 572 | ▼ 26 |
| 2019 | 515 | 546 | ▲ 19 |
| 2018 | 488 | 565 | ▲ 3 |
| 2017 | 478 | 568 | – |
| 2016 | 496 | 568 | ▲ 22 |
| 2015 | 468 | 590 | ▼ 2 |
| 2014 | 469 | 588 | ▲ 20 |
| 2013 | 415 | 608 | ▲ 24 |
| 2012 | 384 | 632 | ▲ 83 |
| 2011 | 320 | 715 | ▲ 2 |
| 2010 | 324 | 717 | ▲ 51 |
| 2009 | 297 | 768 | ▲ 38 |
| 2008 | 272 | 806 | ▼ 22 |
| 2007 | 277 | 784 | ▲ 128 |
| 2006 | 211 | 912 | ▲ 41 |
| 2005 | 183 | 953 | ▲ 14 |
| 2004 | 173 | 967 | ▲ 16 |
| 2003 | 161 | 983 | ▲ 66 |
| 2002 | 146 | 1,049 | ▼ 99 |
| 2001 | 162 | 950 | ▲ 192 |
| 2000 | 121 | 1,142 | ▲ 61 |
| 1999 | 106 | 1,203 | ▲ 58 |
| 1998 | 96 | 1,261 | ▲ 258 |
| 1997 | 68 | 1,519 | ▼ 198 |
| 1996 | 82 | 1,321 | ▼ 53 |
| 1995 | 85 | 1,268 | ▲ 227 |
| 1994 | 63 | 1,495 | ▼ 88 |
| 1993 | 68 | 1,407 | ▲ 83 |
| 1992 | 61 | 1,490 | ▼ 8 |
| 1991 | 59 | 1,482 | ▲ 203 |
| 1990 | 48 | 1,685 | ▼ 260 |
| 1989 | 59 | 1,425 | ▲ 167 |
| 1988 | 45 | 1,592 | ▲ 304 |
| 1987 | 33 | 1,896 | ▼ 171 |
| 1986 | 36 | 1,725 | ▼ 421 |
| 1985 | 54 | 1,304 | ▼ 24 |
| 1984 | 52 | 1,280 | ▲ 210 |
| 1983 | 41 | 1,490 | ▲ 132 |
| 1982 | 37 | 1,622 | ▼ 122 |
| 1981 | 41 | 1,500 | ▼ 143 |
| 1980 | 48 | 1,357 | ▼ 38 |
| 1979 | 49 | 1,319 | ▼ 240 |
| 1978 | 65 | 1,079 | ▲ 142 |
| 1977 | 52 | 1,221 | ▲ 206 |
| 1976 | 39 | 1,427 | ▼ 189 |
| 1975 | 47 | 1,238 | ▲ 132 |
| 1974 | 39 | 1,370 | ▲ 115 |
| 1973 | 33 | 1,485 | ▲ 236 |
| 1972 | 26 | 1,721 | ▲ 331 |
| 1971 | 20 | 2,052 | ▼ 163 |
| 1970 | 22 | 1,889 | ▲ 972 |
| 1969 | 10 | 2,861 | ▲ 246 |
| 1968 | 8 | 3,107 | ▲ 124 |
| 1967 | 7 | 3,231 | back (not recorded in 1966) |
| 1965 | 6 | 3,537 | ▼ 255 |
| 1964 | 7 | 3,282 | back (not recorded in 1962–1963) |
| 1961 | 6 | 3,652 | ▲ 386 |
| 1960 | 5 | 4,038 | back (not recorded in 1950–1959) |
| 1949 | 5 | 3,690 | new |
Yusuf by state
Yusuf ranks #176 in New York (2025).
Rank by state 24 states
| State | Rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 176 | 110 |
| Minnesota | 193 | 34 |
| Illinois | 243 | 48 |
| Pennsylvania | 252 | 47 |
| Ohio | 287 | 42 |
| Michigan | 294 | 33 |
| Virginia | 303 | 27 |
| New Jersey | 305 | 28 |
| Massachusetts | 335 | 16 |
| Connecticut | 382 | 7 |
| Washington | 403 | 18 |
| California | 409 | 81 |
| Texas | 450 | 75 |
| Maryland | 571 | 8 |
| Georgia | 594 | 17 |
| Colorado | 626 | 8 |
| Arizona | 672 | 9 |
| Louisiana | 672 | 6 |
| Florida | 704 | 22 |
| Kentucky | 708 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 719 | 9 |
| Wisconsin | 785 | 5 |
| North Carolina | 825 | 10 |
| Indiana | 844 | 6 |
Notable people named Yusuf
- Yusuf ibn Tashfin was a Sanhaja leader who co-founded Marrakesh and commanded the Almoravid forces in the Battle of Sagrajas.
- Yusuf Pathan is a former Indian cricketer who won two World Cups and now serves as a Member of Parliament.
- Yusuf Halaçoğlu is a Turkish historian and politician who served as president of the Turkish Historical Society, was a member of Parliament from 2011 to 2017, and now leads the Blessed Party.
- Yusuf Hamadani — Yusuf Hammandina was a Persian Sufi who founded the Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order and is enshrined in Merv, Turkmenistan.
- Yusuf Estes is an American Islamic preacher who converted from Christianity in 1991 and served as a prison chaplain and UN delegate.
More people named Yusuf 3 more
- Yusuf Grillo was a renowned Nigerian painter, muralist, and sculptor, celebrated for his inventive works dominated by the color blue and for founding the Society of Nigerian Artists.
- Yusuf Mohamed is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a right-back defender.
- Yusuf Adamu Gagdi is a Nigerian politician from Plateau State, elected to the House of Representatives in 2019 and currently chairs the Navy committee.