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 1970 and has been recorded in 51 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 331 babies (rank #766 that year). In 2024 it was given to 331 boys (rank #766). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

6,659
Total babies (all years)
51
Years in the data
331
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19705#5,426
19715#5,649
19745#6,003
197513#3,075
197810#3,851
197912#3,564
198025#2,161
198128#1,994
198217#2,829
198330#1,864
198428#1,977
198536#1,723
198631#1,960
198740#1,708
198849#1,524
198942#1,830
199041#1,907
199146#1,767
199243#1,913
199354#1,661
199470#1,408
199565#1,490
199676#1,399
199774#1,467
1998110#1,145
1999102#1,234
2000144#1,020
2001129#1,109
2002156#1,002
2003122#1,209
2004152#1,060
2005153#1,079
2006119#1,365
2007146#1,214
2008177#1,066
2009184#1,042
2010199#993
2011188#1,022
2012235#892
2013251#855
2014307#765
2015296#789
2016309#775
2017330#725
2018286#792
2019312#762
2020262#865
2021257#896
2022255#906
2023297#825
2024331#766