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 1974 and has been recorded in 47 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 193 babies (rank #1,046 that year). In 2024 it was given to 107 boys (rank #1,602). 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.

3,593

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

193

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
1974	6	#5,217
1976	5	#6,489
1980	7	#5,518
1981	6	#6,255
1982	8	#4,997
1983	10	#4,135
1984	12	#3,696
1985	9	#4,692
1986	9	#4,846
1987	11	#4,235
1988	6	#7,253
1989	12	#4,519
1990	18	#3,462
1991	25	#2,752
1992	27	#2,668
1993	24	#2,941
1994	34	#2,346
1995	33	#2,398
1996	44	#2,014
1997	36	#2,344
1998	69	#1,557
1999	67	#1,623
2000	74	#1,608
2001	86	#1,451
2002	87	#1,473
2003	96	#1,399
2004	86	#1,553
2005	98	#1,484
2006	100	#1,518
2007	85	#1,758
2008	119	#1,424
2009	96	#1,652
2010	110	#1,491
2011	108	#1,504
2012	147	#1,217
2013	173	#1,084
2014	175	#1,096
2015	186	#1,069
2016	191	#1,042
2017	193	#1,046
2018	148	#1,254
2019	151	#1,249
2020	114	#1,495
2021	123	#1,467
2022	140	#1,345
2023	122	#1,479
2024	107	#1,602