NameTides

Yusef

Yusef was the #1,886 boys' name in the US in 2025 (83 babies), and #1,035 in England & Wales and #1,374 in Canada.

Yusef as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Yusef as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Yusef as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,886 (83)#1,035 (29)—#1,374 (17)
2024#1,631 (104)#945 (33)—#902 (28)
2023#2,244 (63)#987 (30)—#1,115 (20)
2022#2,136 (69)#1,420 (18)—#1,895 (9)
2021#2,439 (55)#1,391 (18)—#1,560 (12)
2020#2,437 (53)#1,548 (15)—#2,197 (7)
2019#2,464 (54)#1,113 (24)—#1,737 (10)
2018#2,189 (63)#1,158 (23)—#1,334 (14)
2017#2,240 (59)#1,247 (21)—#2,198 (7)
2016#2,437 (52)#1,704 (14)—#1,159 (18)
2015#1,931 (75)#1,236 (21)—#1,816 (9)
2014#1,907 (76)#1,630 (14)—#1,778 (9)
2013#2,299 (55)#1,539 (15)—#1,654 (10)
2012#2,016 (69)#1,152 (23)—#2,368 (6)
2011#1,947 (71)#878 (33)—#1,399 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,631.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1962.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 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 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Yusef is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 22,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Yusef 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: #1,119NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,829CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: 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: #1,908TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Yusef (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
Ontario2024#57920

Yusef (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
YusefCanadaBoys#1,37417
YusefEngland & WalesBoys#1,03529
YusefNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
YusefScotlandBoys—too few
YusefUSBoys#1,88683