How Many People Are Named Yusuf?
An estimated 10,606 people in the United States have the first name Yusuf. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Yusuf peaked in popularity in 2024 with 645 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yusuf 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 Yusuf paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yusuf is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
10,606
About 1 in 32,317 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
645 births
Total Registered
10,755
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yusuf
Yusuf is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10,755 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yusuf as a male name
Ranked #475 in 2024
645 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (645 births)
Yusuf: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yusuf span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,357 babies were registered. While Yusuf is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yusuf by Decade
How has Yusuf 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.
Yusuf by State
Birth registrations for Yusuf span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in South Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire. On average, about 270 Yusufs were registered per state.
Yusuf + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yusuf as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yusuf: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yusuf?
We estimate approximately 10,606 people named Yusuf 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 32,317 Americans share this first name.
Is Yusuf a common name?
Yusuf is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,755 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yusuf most popular?
Yusuf reached peak popularity in 2024, when 645 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yusuf is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yusuf a male name?
Yusuf is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yusuf Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yusuf Smith, Yusuf Johnson, Yusuf 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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