Boys' name · since 1949
Yusuf
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 11,455 babies named Yusuf, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,110 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #450 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,455
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
11,455 babies have been named Yusuf since 1949, making it today's #450 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yusuf has been recorded 11,455 times among boys since 1949, currently ranked #450 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #1,110 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #450 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,455 born since 1949
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yusuf ranks #1,110 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #450 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,455 born since 1949, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,110 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #450 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,455
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yusuf's 11,455 recorded births place it above 97.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Yusuf compares
11,455 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Yusuf's all-time total is 31x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yusuf | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,455 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 698 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yusuf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yusuf's full recorded timeline at 1994, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 698 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yusuf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 698
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Yusuf by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,357 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Yusuf's strongest decade.
4,357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Yusuf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 49
1960s
49 births
- 1970s 392
1970s
392 births
- 1980s 446
1980s
446 births
- 1990s 736
1990s
736 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,003 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,357 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,467 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,357 births (38% of all-time use).
How Yusuf 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 Yusuf's total volume
Yusuf by state
Where Yusuf concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,637 | 14.3% |
| #2 | California | | 1,308 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 837 | 7.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 639 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 627 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 527 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 478 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 477 | 4.2% |
1,637 of 11,455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Yusuf appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yusuf's data
- Yusuf's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,357 total births) through the 2020s (3,467) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yusufs (1,637 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yusuf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Yusuf 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.