Yousef is a distinctive choice, ranked #422 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Yousef in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#422
US Rank #745
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About the Name Yousef
Yousef has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #412. The name has climbed 67 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Yousef is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Yousef in their class.
In the US it sits at #766 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshra — Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshra is a Syrian footballer who played for Syria national football team.
Masoud Yousef — Masoud Yousef Shavardazi (persian:مسعود یوسف شوردزی); is an Iranian futsal player who plays as a flank for Gity Pasand and the Iranian national futsal team.
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 Yousef
Unlikely. With around 95 UK babies named Yousef per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yousef in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yousef has been fairly steady, ranked #422 in 2025 against #479 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #412 in 2024.
Yousef is more popular in the UK (#412) than in the US (#766). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Yousef include: Abdurahman Yousef and Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshra. Short summaries for each appear below.
Yousef ranks #766 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
95
UK babies named Yousef (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 57 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yousef
Almost certainly the only Yousef in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Yousef
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Masoud Yousef Shavardazi (persian:مسعود یوسف شوردزی); is an Iranian futsal player who plays as a flank for Gity Pasand and the Iranian national futsal team.
Yousef Saanei was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja' and politician, a member of the Islamic Republic of Iran's powerful Guardian Council from 1980 to 1983 and also Attorney-General of Iran from 1983 to 1985.
Yousef Beidas (Arabic: يوسف بيدس, also transliterated Yusif Bedas, Yusef Baydas, Yousif Beydas) was a banker born to a Palestinian father and a Lebanese Beirut-born mother.