Yusuf
- #449 for boys in 2025, 698 births
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 698 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 11,455since 1949
Yusuf over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Yusuf has never cracked the top 400 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #449 | 698 |
| 2024 | #475 | 646 |
| 2023 | #493 | 610 |
| 2022 | #569 | 519 |
| 2021 | #557 | 507 |
| 2020 | #572 | 487 |
| 2019 | #546 | 515 |
| 2018 | #565 | 488 |
| 2017 | #568 | 478 |
| 2016 | #568 | 496 |
| 2015 | #590 | 468 |
| 2014 | #588 | 469 |
| 2013 | #608 | 415 |
| 2012 | #632 | 384 |
| 2011 | #715 | 320 |
| 2010 | #717 | 324 |
| 2009 | #768 | 297 |
| 2008 | #806 | 272 |
| 2007 | #784 | 277 |
| 2006 | #912 | 211 |
| 2005 | #953 | 183 |
| 2004 | #967 | 173 |
| 2003 | #983 | 161 |
| 2002 | #1,049 | 146 |
| 2001 | #950 | 162 |
| 2000 | #1,142 | 121 |
| 1999 | #1,203 | 106 |
| 1998 | #1,261 | 96 |
| 1997 | #1,519 | 68 |
| 1996 | #1,321 | 82 |
| 1995 | #1,268 | 85 |
| 1994 | #1,495 | 63 |
| 1993 | #1,407 | 68 |
| 1992 | #1,490 | 61 |
| 1991 | #1,482 | 59 |
| 1990 | #1,685 | 48 |
| 1989 | #1,425 | 59 |
| 1988 | #1,592 | 45 |
| 1987 | #1,896 | 33 |
| 1986 | #1,725 | 36 |
| 1985 | #1,304 | 54 |
| 1984 | #1,280 | 52 |
| 1983 | #1,490 | 41 |
| 1982 | #1,622 | 37 |
| 1981 | #1,500 | 41 |
| 1980 | #1,357 | 48 |
| 1979 | #1,319 | 49 |
| 1978 | #1,079 | 65 |
| 1977 | #1,221 | 52 |
| 1976 | #1,427 | 39 |
| 1975 | #1,238 | 47 |
| 1974 | #1,370 | 39 |
| 1973 | #1,485 | 33 |
| 1972 | #1,721 | 26 |
| 1971 | #2,052 | 20 |
| 1970 | #1,889 | 22 |
| 1969 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #3,231 | 7 |
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| 1965 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #3,282 | 7 |
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| 1961 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,038 | 5 |
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First appearance
1949
The first year at least five boys were named Yusuf! It came in at #3,690, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1949–1960, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Yusuf is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New York#176 · 1 in 767
- Minnesota#193 · 1 in 721
- Illinois#243 · 1 in 1,032
- Pennsylvania#252 · 1 in 1,112
- Ohio#287 · 1 in 1,251
Best ever in a state: #170 in Minnesota, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #176 | 110 | 1 in 767 |
| Minnesota | #193 | 34 | 1 in 721 |
| Illinois | #243 | 48 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Pennsylvania | #252 | 47 | 1 in 1,112 |
| Ohio | #287 | 42 | 1 in 1,251 |
| Michigan | #294 | 33 | 1 in 1,218 |
| Virginia | #303 | 27 | 1 in 1,380 |
| New Jersey | #305 | 28 | 1 in 1,420 |
| Massachusetts | #335 | 16 | 1 in 1,689 |
| Connecticut | #382 | 7 | 1 in 1,887 |
| Washington | #403 | 18 | 1 in 1,822 |
| California | #409 | 81 | 1 in 2,166 |
| Texas | #450 | 75 | 1 in 2,334 |
| Maryland | #571 | 8 | 1 in 2,862 |
| Georgia | #594 | 17 | 1 in 2,954 |
| Colorado | #626 | 8 | 1 in 3,356 |
| Arizona | #672 | 9 | 1 in 3,636 |
| Louisiana | #672 | 6 | 1 in 3,188 |
| Florida | #704 | 22 | 1 in 4,342 |
| Kentucky | #708 | 5 | 1 in 4,107 |
| Tennessee | #719 | 9 | 1 in 4,085 |
| Wisconsin | #785 | 5 | 1 in 4,686 |
| North Carolina | #825 | 10 | 1 in 5,147 |
| Indiana | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,277 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Yusuf
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 123 spots since 2020 (#572 → #449)
- Biggest jump: 192 spots in 2001
- Biggest drop: 99 spots in 2002
Rise & fade · boys
76 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1949
- Peaked 2025 at #449 (698 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 24 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 2003–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,447
- Highest: 1 in 2,447 boys born in 2025 were named Yusuf (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 38.0% of all boys named Yusuf (4,357) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #3,690 (1949) | #3,690 |
| 1950s | 0 | — | — |
| 1960s | 49 | #2,861 (1969) | #3,387 |
| 1970s | 392 | #1,079 (1978) | #1,480 |
| 1980s | 446 | #1,280 (1984) | #1,519 |
| 1990s | 736 | #1,203 (1999) | #1,413 |
| 2000s | 2,003 | #768 (2009) | #931 |
| 2010s | 4,357 | #546 (2019) | #610 |
| 2020s | 3,467 | #449 (2025) | #519 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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