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 1999 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 450 babies (rank #79 that year). In 2024 it was given to 208 boys (rank #116). 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.

6,535

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

450

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
1999	70	#205
2000	99	#175
2001	97	#179
2002	118	#161
2003	113	#160
2004	153	#141
2005	195	#116
2006	203	#117
2007	260	#108
2008	277	#103
2009	344	#95
2010	356	#91
2011	396	#87
2012	343	#95
2013	338	#91
2014	381	#83
2015	450	#79
2016	374	#91
2017	409	#82
2018	349	#91
2019	323	#94
2020	254	#106
2022	218	#112
2023	207	#114
2024	208	#116