Yusuf
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning god increases; hebrew form joseph.
How Yusuf has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #591 |
| 2016 | #568 |
| 2017 | #572 |
| 2018 | #565 |
| 2019 | #546 |
| 2020 | #572 |
| 2021 | #558 |
| 2022 | #569 |
| 2023 | #491 |
| 2024 | #475 |
| 2025 | #450 |
Yusuf by the numbers
In 2025, 798 babies in England and Wales were named Yusuf. In the US, 477 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 496 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Yusuf
Forms of Yusuf in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yusuf. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Yousufgod increases; a form of Yusuf or Joseph73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yusefgod increases; a form of Joseph29 in England and Wales (2025)
- YusifGod increases; Arabic form of Joseph7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yussufgod increases; a form of Yusuf16 in the US (2017)
- Yusafgod will increase; a form of Yusuf or Joseph3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yosefgod will increase; a form of Joseph366 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Yusuf
Names that are said the same way as Yusuf, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Yussefgod increases; a form of Joseph11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Yusuf, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Yusuf
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