US rank #2196 Boys' name Peak 2015 1,677 births

Yousif — #2196 US boys' name

1,677 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.

1980s371990s1122000s3192010s8692020s340
#2196
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Yousif was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

110 babies were named Yousif in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yousif

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,677 babies named Yousif between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yousif currently holds the #2196 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 110 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yousif performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 869 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yousif shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 249 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Yousif in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yousif 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 1,677 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.

Yousif at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,677

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2015

110 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,196

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yousif popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
110
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Yousif by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
869 births that decade — 52% of Yousif's all-time total
1980s371990s1122000s3192010s8692020s340

Yousif by state

Where Yousif concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yousif
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
249 14.8%
#2 Texas
153 9.1%
#3 California
148 8.8%
#4 New York
83 4.9%
#5 Illinois
49 2.9%
#6 Virginia
38 2.3%
#7 Arizona
21 1.3%
#8 Tennessee
19 1.1%
Michigan share of Yousif's total US births 14.8%
Even split

249 of 1,677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Yousif appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yousif?
1,677 babies have been named Yousif since 1984. It currently ranks #2196 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 110 births.
When was Yousif most popular?
Yousif was most popular in the 2010s decade with 869 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Yousif most popular?
The top states for the name Yousif are Michigan (249 births), Texas (153 births), California (148 births).
How long has the name Yousif been used?
Yousif has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yousif?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yousef, Youssef, Young, Yousuf, 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, 1984–2024 (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.