US rank #12911 Boys' name Peak 2010 38 births

Yosuf — #12911 US boys' name

38 babies named Yosuf in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s232020s10
#12911
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Yosuf was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

7 babies were named Yosuf in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yosuf

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Yosuf between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yosuf currently holds the #12911 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yosuf performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yosuf shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yosuf in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yosuf 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 38 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.

Yosuf at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

38

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2010

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,911

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yosuf popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2024202220162015201220101992 5

Yosuf by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
23 births that decade — 61% of Yosuf's all-time total
1990s52010s232020s10

Yosuf by state

Where Yosuf concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yosuf
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 13.2%
California share of Yosuf's total US births 13.2%

5 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yosuf?
38 babies have been named Yosuf since 1992. It currently ranks #12911 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 7 births.
When was Yosuf most popular?
Yosuf was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Yosuf most popular?
The top states for the name Yosuf are California (5 births).
How long has the name Yosuf been used?
Yosuf has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yosuf?
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.

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, 1992–2024 (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.