How Many People Are Named Yossef?
An estimated 167 people in the United States have the first name Yossef. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Yossef peaked in popularity in 2014 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yossef as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yossef paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
167
About 1 in 2,052,421 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2014
13 births
Total Registered
169
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yossef
Yossef is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 169 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yossef as a male name
Ranked #10,851 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (13 births)
Yossef: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yossef span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 71 babies were registered. While Yossef is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yossef by Decade
How has Yossef tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yossef by State
Yossef + Last Name Combinations
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Yossef: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yossef?
We estimate approximately 167 people named Yossef are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,052,421 Americans share this first name.
Is Yossef a common name?
Yossef is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 169 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yossef most popular?
Yossef reached peak popularity in 2014, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yossef is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yossef a male name?
Yossef is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yossef Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yossef Smith, Yossef Johnson, Yossef Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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