Boys' name · since 1970
Yousef
7,003 babies named Yousef in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,459 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #744 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,003
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yousef currently ranks #744 among boys' names in America, with 7,003 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yousef has been recorded 7,003 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #744 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,459 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #744 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,003 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yousef ranks #1,459 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #744 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,003 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,459 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #744 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,003
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yousef's 7,003 recorded births place it above 96.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yousef compares
7,003 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Yousef's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yousef | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,003 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 349 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yousef's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yousef's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 349, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yousef popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 349
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Yousef popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2018 (Yousef as girls' name)
Yousef by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,713 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Yousef's strongest decade.
2,713 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Yousef births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 326
1980s
326 births
- 1990s 681
1990s
681 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,482 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,713 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,751 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,713 births (39% of all-time use).
How Yousef 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 Yousef's total volume
Yousef by state
Where Yousef concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 866 | 12.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 771 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 567 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 552 | 7.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 502 | 7.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 445 | 6.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 367 | 5.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 327 | 4.7% |
866 of 7,003 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Yousef appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yousef's data
- Yousef's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,713 total births) through the 2020s (1,751) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yousefs (866 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 Yousef: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Yousef 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.