Boys' name · since 1984
Yousif
1,736 babies named Yousif in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,347 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,736
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,736 babies have been named Yousif since 1984, making it today's #2347 boys' name.
Yousif has 1,736 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2347 as of the latest data, more common than 83% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #3,600 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,347 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,736 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yousif ranks #3,600 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,347 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,736 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,347 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,736
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yousif's 1,736 recorded births place it above 92.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Yousif compares
1,736 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Yousif's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yousif | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,736 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yousif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yousif's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 110, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yousif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Yousif by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (869 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Yousif's strongest decade.
869 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Yousif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s 319
2000s
319 births
- 2010s
2010s
869 births
- 2020s
2020s
399 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 869 births (50% of all-time use).
How Yousif 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 Yousif's total volume
Yousif by state
Where Yousif concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 256 | 14.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 163 | 9.4% |
| #3 | California | | 153 | 8.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 83 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 49 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 38 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 19 | 1.1% |
256 of 1,736 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Yousif appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Yousif's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (869 total births) through the 2020s (399) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Yousifs (256 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Yousif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Yousif 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.