The first name Yusuf

In 2025, 798 boys were named Yusuf, making it the 64th most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yusuf with other names.

In 2025, 698 boys born in the United States were named Yusuf, the 450th most popular boys’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Yusuf Saad Kamel
  Bahraini athletics competitor (born 1983)
• Yusuf II al-Mustansir
  Caliph of the Almohads, 1197–1223
• Yusuf Idris
  Egyptian writer (1927-1991)
• Yusuf Lule
  Fourth president of Uganda (1912–1985)
• Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
  Arab governor of al-Andalus from 747 to 756
• Yusuf Estes
  American Islamic preacher, born 1944
• An-Nasir Yusuf
  Ayyubid ruler 1236-1260 (various)
• Yusuf Gatewood
  Canadian actor, born 1982
• Yusuf Hamdani
  Central Asian Sufi teacher (1048/49–1140)
• Yusuf ibn Umar al-Thaqafi
  686–745
• Yusuf Adewunmi
  Association football player, born 1982
• Yusuf Al-Rawashdeh
  Footballer, born 1990

• Muhammad
• Mohammed
• Mohammad
• Ibrahim
• Mohamed
• Ahmed
• Omar
• Ahmad
• Abdullah
• Musa
• Amir
• Muhammed
• Yahya
• Hamza
• Mustafa
• Zayn

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Yusuf mean?

Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf). Doublet of Joseph.

What is the origin of the name Yusuf?

Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yoséf). Doublet of Joseph.

How popular is the name Yusuf?

In 2025, 798 boys born in England and Wales were named Yusuf, ranking 64th.

Is Yusuf a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 11,455 US babies named Yusuf since 1880 were boys.

When was Yusuf most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 698 babies were named Yusuf, its highest rank at 450th.

What are other spellings of Yusuf?

Yousef and Yousuf.

Is Yusuf also a surname?

Yes. Yusuf is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.