Boys' name · since 1992
Yosuf
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Yosuf, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,133 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,148 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 44
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
44 babies have been named Yosuf since 1992, making it today's #11148 boys' name.
Yosuf has 44 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11148 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of boys, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #23,133 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,148 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 44 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yosuf ranks #23,133 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,148 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 44 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,133 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,148 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 44
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yosuf's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yosuf compares
44 15th 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
Yosuf's all-time total is 88% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yosuf | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 44 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yosuf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yosuf's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yosuf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Yosuf by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Yosuf's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Yosuf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (52% of all-time use).
Yosuf by state
Where Yosuf concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 11.4% |
5 of 44 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yosuf's data
- Yosuf's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yosufs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Yosuf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Yosuf 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.