Boys' name · since 1997
Yossef
176 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.
- #13,763 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,118 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
176 babies have been named Yossef since 1997, making it today's #10118 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yossef has been recorded 176 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #10118 nationally and more common than 27% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #13,763 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,118 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 176 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yossef ranks #13,763 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,118 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 176 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,763 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,118 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yossef's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yossef compares
176 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yossef's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yossef | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 176 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yossef's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yossef splits its recorded history at 2013: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yossef popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Yossef by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (71 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Yossef's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Yossef births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 71 births (40% of all-time use).
Yossef by state
Where Yossef concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 3.4% |
6 of 176 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yossef's data
- Yossef's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yossefs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yossef: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Yossef 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 August 2026.