US rank #9358 Boys' name Peak 2018 253 births

Youssouf — #9358 US boys' name

253 babies named Youssouf in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s852010s1082020s47
#9358
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Youssouf was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

18 babies were named Youssouf in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Youssouf

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Youssouf between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Youssouf currently holds the #9358 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Youssouf performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Youssouf shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Youssouf in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Youssouf 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 253 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.

Youssouf at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

253

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2018

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,358

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Youssouf popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
18
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 2024202020162011200720031996 6

Youssouf by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
108 births that decade — 43% of Youssouf's all-time total
1990s132000s852010s1082020s47

Youssouf by state

Where Youssouf concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Youssouf
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
69 27.3%
New York share of Youssouf's total US births 27.3%

69 of 253 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Youssouf?
253 babies have been named Youssouf since 1996. It currently ranks #9358 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 18 births.
When was Youssouf most popular?
Youssouf was most popular in the 2010s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Youssouf most popular?
The top states for the name Youssouf are New York (69 births).
How long has the name Youssouf been used?
Youssouf has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Youssouf?
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, 1996–2024 (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.