Boys' name · since 2005
Yussuf
237 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.
- #11,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,686 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 237
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yussuf is the #6686 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 237 recorded since 2005.
Yussuf has 237 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6686 as of the latest data, more common than 52% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #11,993 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,686 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 237 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yussuf ranks #11,993 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,686 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 237 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,686 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 237
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yussuf's 237 recorded births place it above 73.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Yussuf compares
237 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
Yussuf's all-time total is 36% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yussuf | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 237 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yussuf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yussuf splits its recorded history at 2015: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yussuf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Yussuf by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (135 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Yussuf's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Yussuf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 135 births (57% of all-time use).
Yussuf by state
Where Yussuf concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 10 | 4.2% |
10 of 237 births nationwide.
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What to do with Yussuf's data
- Yussuf's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Yussufs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yussuf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Yussuf 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.