Yossi is a distinctive choice, ranked #1307 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Yossi in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1307
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About the Name Yossi
Yossi is at its highest recorded position in the UK, #1,307 in 2025 — the strongest showing it has had. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Yossi is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Yossi in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Yossi
Yossi Benayoun — Yossi Shai Benayoun is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Yossi Sariel — Yossi Sariel is an Israel Defense Forces officer.
Yossi Ghinsberg — Yosseph "Yossi" Ghinsberg is an Israeli adventurer, author, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and motivational speaker, now based in Byron Bay, Australia.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Yossi
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Yossi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yossi in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yossi is at its highest recorded position — #1,307 in 2025, with 21 births. In 2020 it ranked #2,076.
Yossi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Yossi include: Yossi Benayoun, Yossi Sariel and Yossi Ghinsberg. Short summaries for each appear below.
Yossi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Yossis in the wild.
21
UK babies named Yossi (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 769 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yossi
Almost certainly the only Yossi in the class
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UK Popularity (1999–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Yossi
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story