Boys' name · since 1990
Yossi
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 584 babies named Yossi, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,189 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,381 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 584
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yossi is the #2381 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 584 recorded since 1990.
Yossi has 584 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2381 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #7,189 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,381 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 584 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yossi ranks #7,189 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,381 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 584 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,189 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,381 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 584
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yossi's 584 recorded births place it above 84.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yossi compares
584 Top 41% higher than 59% of 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
Yossi's all-time total is 58% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yossi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 584 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yossi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yossi's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yossi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Yossi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (263 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Yossi's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Yossi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 77
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
227 births
- 2020s
2020s
263 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 263 births (45% of all-time use).
How Yossi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yossi's total volume
Yossi by state
Where Yossi concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 379 | 64.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 20 | 3.4% |
379 of 584 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Yossis (379 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yossi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Yossi 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.