US rank #10300 Boys' name Peak 2014 169 births

Yossef — #10300 US boys' name

169 babies named Yossef in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s462010s712020s36
#10300
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Yossef was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

13 babies were named Yossef in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yossef

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Yossef between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yossef currently holds the #10300 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yossef performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yossef shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yossef in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yossef in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 169 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yossef at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

169

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2014

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,300

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yossef popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
13
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 202420212018201420112008200519991997 7

Yossef by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
71 births that decade — 42% of Yossef's all-time total
1990s162000s462010s712020s36

Yossef by state

Where Yossef concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yossef
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 3.6%
New York share of Yossef's total US births 3.6%

6 of 169 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yossef?
169 babies have been named Yossef since 1997. It currently ranks #10300 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 13 births.
When was Yossef most popular?
Yossef was most popular in the 2010s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Yossef most popular?
The top states for the name Yossef are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Yossef been used?
Yossef has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yossef?
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 Yossef

Nearby Names Like Yossef

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yossef

Names with a similar popularity rank to Yossef

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.