Total births
37
Boys' name · since 2011
Yosif
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Yosif, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 37
- total births
- 2011–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Yosif sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 37 recorded since 2011.
Yosif has 37 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2016.
- 37 total births
- 2011–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
37 boys have been named Yosif since 2011, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 37
- total births
- 2011–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Yosif was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
7 babies were named Yosif in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Yosif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yosif splits its recorded history at 2014: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yosif at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2011
Yosif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2016
- Peak year (2011)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Yosif by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yosif's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Yosif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yosif? ▼
Yosif has been given to 37 babies in the U.S. since 2011, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 7 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Yosif most popular? ▼
Yosif was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Yosif been used? ▼
Yosif has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 6 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Yosif? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yosef, Yoshio, Yoseph, Yoshua, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Yosif
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Yoshua Boy
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Yossi Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2011–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yosif: Baby Name Since 2011 - 37 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yosif. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yosif draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.