Boys' name · since 1993
Yousaf
239 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.
- #11,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,980 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 239
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yousaf is the #6980 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 239 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Yousaf recorded 239 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #6980 nationally today, ahead of 50% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #11,944 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,980 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 239 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yousaf ranks #11,944 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,980 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 239 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,980 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 239
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yousaf's 239 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yousaf compares
239 41st 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
Yousaf's all-time total is 35% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yousaf | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 239 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yousaf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yousaf splits its recorded history at 2014: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yousaf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Yousaf by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Yousaf's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Yousaf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (46% of all-time use).
Yousaf by state
Where Yousaf concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 14 | 5.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 2.1% |
14 of 239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Yousaf's data
- Yousaf's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yousafs (14 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 Yousaf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Yousaf 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.