US rank #6632 Boys' name Peak 2023 227 births

Yousaf — #6632 US boys' name

227 babies named Yousaf in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s432010s1102020s63
#6632
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 53% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Yousaf was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

20 babies were named Yousaf in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yousaf

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Yousaf between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yousaf currently holds the #6632 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yousaf performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yousaf shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yousaf in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yousaf 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 227 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.

Yousaf at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

227

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2023

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,632

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yousaf popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
20
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200720031993 5

Yousaf by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
110 births that decade — 48% of Yousaf's all-time total
1990s112000s432010s1102020s63

Yousaf by state

Where Yousaf concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Yousaf
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
14 6.2%
#2 California
5 2.2%
#3 Texas
5 2.2%
New York share of Yousaf's total US births 6.2%
Even split

14 of 227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yousaf?
227 babies have been named Yousaf since 1993. It currently ranks #6632 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 20 births.
When was Yousaf most popular?
Yousaf was most popular in the 2010s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Yousaf most popular?
The top states for the name Yousaf are New York (14 births), California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Yousaf been used?
Yousaf has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yousaf?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yousef, Youssef, Young, Yousif, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.