Boys' name · since 2001
Yussef
235 babies named Yussef in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,027 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 235
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
235 babies have been named Yussef since 2001, making it today's #7027 boys' name.
Yussef has 235 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7027 as of the latest data, more common than 50% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #12,037 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,027 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 235 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yussef ranks #12,037 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,027 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 235 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,027 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 235
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yussef's 235 recorded births place it above 73.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yussef compares
235 41st percentile among 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
Yussef's all-time total is 36% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yussef | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 235 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yussef's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yussef splits its recorded history at 2013: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yussef popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Yussef by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Yussef's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Yussef births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (43% of all-time use).
Yussef by state
Where Yussef concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 235 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yussef's data
- Yussef's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (102 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yussefs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Yussef: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Yussef 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.