How Many People Are Named Yousef?
An estimated 6,577 people in the United States have the first name Yousef. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Yousef peaked in popularity in 2024 with 331 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yousef 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 Yousef paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yousef is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,577
About 1 in 52,114 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2024
331 births
Total Registered
6,659
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yousef
Yousef is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,659 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Yousef as a male name
Ranked #766 in 2024
331 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (331 births)
Yousef as a female name
Ranked #18,061 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2018 (5 births)
Yousef: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yousef span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,718 babies were registered. While Yousef is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yousef by Decade
How has Yousef 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.
Yousef by State
Birth registrations for Yousef span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama. On average, about 190 Yousefs were registered per state.
Yousef + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yousef as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yousef: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yousef?
We estimate approximately 6,577 people named Yousef 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 52,114 Americans share this first name.
Is Yousef a common name?
Yousef is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,659 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yousef most popular?
Yousef reached peak popularity in 2024, when 331 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yousef is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yousef a male name?
Yousef is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yousef Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yousef Smith, Yousef Johnson, Yousef 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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