US rank #9506 Boys' name Peak 2010 224 births

Yussuf — #9506 US boys' name

224 babies named Yussuf in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s402010s1352020s49
#9506
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 33% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Yussuf was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

20 babies were named Yussuf in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yussuf

The Social Security Administration has registered 224 babies named Yussuf between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yussuf currently holds the #9506 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yussuf performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yussuf shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yussuf in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yussuf 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 224 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.

Yussuf at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

224

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2010

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,506

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yussuf popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
20
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920062005 7

Yussuf by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
135 births that decade — 60% of Yussuf's all-time total
2000s402010s1352020s49

Yussuf by state

Where Yussuf concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yussuf
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
10 4.5%
Minnesota share of Yussuf's total US births 4.5%

10 of 224 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yussuf?
224 babies have been named Yussuf since 2005. It currently ranks #9506 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 20 births.
When was Yussuf most popular?
Yussuf was most popular in the 2010s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Yussuf most popular?
The top states for the name Yussuf are Minnesota (10 births).
How long has the name Yussuf been used?
Yussuf has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yussuf?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yusuf, Yusef, Yusif, Yusuke, 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, 2005–2024 (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.