Is Yousef a boy or girl name?
Yousef is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 331 boys were named Yousef, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 6,659 US babies named Yousef were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #766
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Yousef since 1970
- 6,659
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 331 babies
Boys and girls named Yousef, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 331 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 297 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 255 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 257 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 262 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 312 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 286 | #792 | 5 | #18,061 |
| 2017 | 330 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 309 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 296 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 307 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 251 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 235 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 188 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 199 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 184 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 177 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 146 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 119 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 153 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 152 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 122 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 156 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 129 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 144 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 102 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 110 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 74 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 76 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 54 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 43 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 46 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 42 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 49 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 40 | #1,708 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,960 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 36 | #1,723 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,977 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,829 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,564 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,851 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,075 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #6,003 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,649 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,426 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yousef reached #725 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #18,061 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Yousef
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.