Yousef is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Yousef is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #745 for boy births in the United States (and #1,521 across all names), given to 349 babies. Yousef first appears in 1970 and peaked in 2025 (349 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 349 | 349 | — | #745 |
| 2024 | 331 | 331 | — | #767 |
| 2023 | 297 | 297 | — | #826 |
| 2022 | 255 | 255 | — | #907 |
| 2021 | 257 | 257 | — | #896 |
| 2020 | 262 | 262 | — | #865 |
| 2019 | 312 | 312 | — | #763 |
| 2018 | 291 | 291 | #18,065 | #793 |
| 2017 | 330 | 330 | — | #725 |
| 2016 | 309 | 309 | — | #775 |
| 2015 | 296 | 296 | — | #789 |
| 2014 | 307 | 307 | — | #765 |
| 2013 | 251 | 251 | — | #855 |
| 2012 | 235 | 235 | — | #892 |
| 2011 | 188 | 188 | — | #1,022 |
| 2010 | 199 | 199 | — | #993 |
| 2009 | 184 | 184 | — | #1,042 |
| 2008 | 177 | 177 | — | #1,066 |
| 2007 | 146 | 146 | — | #1,214 |
| 2006 | 119 | 119 | — | #1,366 |
| 2005 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,080 |
| 2004 | 152 | 152 | — | #1,060 |
| 2003 | 122 | 122 | — | #1,209 |
| 2002 | 156 | 156 | — | #1,002 |
| 2001 | 129 | 129 | — | #1,109 |
| 2000 | 144 | 144 | — | #1,020 |
| 1999 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,234 |
| 1998 | 110 | 110 | — | #1,145 |
| 1997 | 74 | — | — | #1,467 |
| 1996 | 76 | — | — | #1,399 |
| 1995 | 65 | — | — | #1,490 |
| 1994 | 70 | — | — | #1,408 |
| 1993 | 54 | — | — | #1,661 |
| 1992 | 43 | — | — | #1,913 |
| 1991 | 46 | — | — | #1,767 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | — | #1,907 |
| 1989 | 42 | — | — | #1,830 |
| 1988 | 49 | — | — | #1,524 |
| 1987 | 40 | — | — | #1,708 |
| 1986 | 31 | — | — | #1,960 |
| 1985 | 36 | — | — | #1,723 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | — | #1,977 |
| 1983 | 30 | — | — | #1,863 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | — | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 28 | — | — | #1,994 |
| 1980 | 25 | — | — | #2,161 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | — | #3,565 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | — | #3,853 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | — | #3,075 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #6,003 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,648 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | — | #5,427 |