Yousef

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 82 babies (rank #500 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

857

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1996	15	#972
1997	22	#757
1998	10	#1,363
1999	23	#749
2000	18	#916
2001	25	#727
2002	25	#780
2003	29	#745
2004	38	#653
2005	39	#676
2006	44	#643
2007	45	#650
2008	32	#864
2009	35	#829
2010	60	#571
2011	62	#575
2012	54	#648
2013	72	#519
2014	58	#610
2015	69	#556
2016	82	#500