Youssef

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

Youssef 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 2013 with 146 babies (rank #239 that year). In 2024 it was given to 74 boys (rank #427). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Youssef

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

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,647

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

146

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Youssef

Youssef En-Nesyriassociation football player · b. 1997
Youssef Chahinefilm screenwriter · b. 1926
Youssef Msakniassociation football player · b. 1990
Youssef El-Arabifutsal player · b. 1987
Youssef Aït Bennasserassociation football player · b. 1996

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	24	#661
1992	27	#621
1993	26	#642
1994	35	#508
1995	26	#690
1996	23	#740
1997	48	#443
1998	31	#601
1999	41	#481
2000	53	#409
2001	57	#394
2002	42	#503
2003	68	#347
2004	65	#371
2005	66	#373
2006	81	#338
2007	86	#335
2008	100	#313
2009	95	#333
2010	112	#278
2011	123	#265
2012	132	#257
2013	146	#239
2014	108	#311
2015	116	#295
2016	103	#329
2017	134	#269
2018	114	#301
2019	110	#304
2020	112	#295
2021	93	#350
2022	92	#343
2023	84	#363
2024	74	#427