Boys' name · since 1983
Yousuf
1,752 babies named Yousuf in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,582 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,820 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,752
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,752 babies have been named Yousuf since 1983, making it today's #1820 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Yousuf recorded 1,752 times among boys since 1983, holding rank #1820 nationally today, ahead of 87% 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 1983 to 2025.
- #3,582 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,820 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,752 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yousuf ranks #3,582 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,820 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,752 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,582 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,820 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,752
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yousuf's 1,752 recorded births place it above 92.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yousuf compares
1,752 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
Yousuf's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yousuf | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,752 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 101 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yousuf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yousuf's full recorded timeline at 2006, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 101 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yousuf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 101
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Yousuf by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (712 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Yousuf's strongest decade.
712 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Yousuf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 123
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
359 births
- 2010s
2010s
712 births
- 2020s
2020s
528 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 712 births (41% of all-time use).
How Yousuf 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 Yousuf's total volume
Yousuf by state
Where Yousuf concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 206 | 11.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 192 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 155 | 8.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 92 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 71 | 4.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 58 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 43 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 15 | 0.9% |
206 of 1,752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Yousuf appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yousuf's data
- Yousuf's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (712 total births) through the 2020s (528) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yousufs (206 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yousuf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Yousuf 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.