Yousef

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Yusuf is an Arabic male name meaning "increases". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph. It is widely used in many parts of the world by Arabs of all Abrahamic religions, including Middle Eastern Jews, Arab Christians, and Muslims.

From Wikipedia

Yousef first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 81 babies (rank #389 that year). In 2024 it was given to 75 boys (rank #425). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Yousef

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Yousef yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,340
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
81
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19915#2,000
19925#2,000
199312#1,107
199411#1,088
199517#920
199618#875
19979#1,419
199815#978
199912#1,174
200020#817
200129#663
200220#842
200321#844
200427#734
200526#784
200634#662
200739#630
200832#738
200954#512
201041#617
201159#471
201248#558
201366#439
201463#473
201569#434
201671#426
201756#515
201865#445
201981#389
202073#417
202145#629
202261#464
202361#477
202475#425