How Many People Are Named Yusef?
An estimated 2,943 people in the United States have the first name Yusef. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Yusef peaked in popularity in 2024 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yusef 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 Yusef paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,943
About 1 in 116,464 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2024
104 births
Total Registered
3,032
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yusef
Yusef is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,032 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yusef as a male name
Ranked #1,635 in 2024
104 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (104 births)
Yusef: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yusef span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 654 babies were registered. While Yusef is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yusef by Decade
How has Yusef 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.
Yusef by State
Birth registrations for Yusef span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Maryland, Connecticut, Ohio. On average, about 104 Yusefs were registered per state.
Yusef + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yusef as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yusef: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yusef?
We estimate approximately 2,943 people named Yusef 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 116,464 Americans share this first name.
Is Yusef a common name?
Yusef is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,032 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yusef most popular?
Yusef reached peak popularity in 2024, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yusef is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yusef a male name?
Yusef is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yusef Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yusef Smith, Yusef Johnson, Yusef 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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