NameTides

Youssef

Youssef was the #1,554 boys' name in the US in 2025 (110 babies), and #896 in England & Wales and #419 in Canada.

Youssef as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Youssef as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaIrelandEngland & WalesUS
Youssef as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,554 (110)#896 (35)—#577 (5)#419 (77)
2024#1,599 (107)#1,162 (24)——#409 (79)
2023#1,473 (122)#1,461 (17)—#660 (4)#346 (87)
2022#1,341 (140)#901 (34)#590 (4)#572 (5)#311 (100)
2021#1,461 (123)#907 (33)—#631 (4)#324 (105)
2020#1,489 (114)#796 (39)#711 (3)#459 (7)#274 (121)
2019#1,244 (151)#787 (40)#701 (3)#646 (4)#289 (115)
2018#1,244 (148)#786 (41)#595 (4)#749 (3)#293 (116)
2017#1,042 (193)#806 (40)—#610 (4)#258 (141)
2016#1,037 (191)#748 (45)—#448 (7)#282 (127)
2015#1,065 (186)#821 (38)——#235 (152)
2014#1,093 (175)#1,012 (28)——#271 (127)
2013#1,080 (173)#872 (34)—#711 (3)#220 (162)
2012#1,212 (147)#1,191 (22)—#616 (4)#227 (156)
2011#1,495 (108)#1,087 (24)—#730 (3)#244 (133)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2017 at #1,042.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1974.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Youssef is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Youssef by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #829MINew York: #994NYMassachusetts: #620MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #766NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,241CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,415TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Youssef (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#12055
Ontario2024#54222

Youssef (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
YoussefCanadaBoys#41977
YoussefEngland & WalesBoys#89635
YoussefIrelandBoys#5775
YoussefNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
YoussefScotlandBoys—too few
YoussefUSBoys#1,554110