Yousif is a distinctive choice, ranked #976 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Yousif in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#976
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About the Name Yousif
Yousif has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 370 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #829 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Yousif is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Yousif in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Yousif
Yousif Al-Zaabi — Yousef Al Zaabi (Arabic:يوسف الزعابي) is an Emirati footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Bilal Yousif — Bilal Yousif (Arabic:بلال يوسف) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ajman.
Yousif Kuwa — Yousif Kuwa Mekki was a Sudanese revolutionary, rebel commander and politician.
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 Yousif
Unlikely. With around 31 UK babies named Yousif per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yousif in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yousif is declining: down 147 places since 2020, to #976 in 2025. It peaked at #829 in 2020.
Yousif 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 Yousif include: Yousif Al-Zaabi, Bilal Yousif and Yousif Abba. Short summaries for each appear below.
Yousif does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Yousifs in the wild.
31
UK babies named Yousif (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 147 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yousif
Almost certainly the only Yousif in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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✨ Similar names to Yousif
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Youssif Ibrahim Ezzat Ismaeil is a Sudanese–Canadian lawyer, former rebel spokesman and political adviser who served as chief political adviser to Hemedti, commander of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), from 2021 until his dismissal in July 2024.
Abraham Yousif, better known as Ashur Yousif (Yousef) or Ashur Yousif Afendi (Syriac: ܐܫܘܪ ܝܘܣܦ ܐܦܢܕܝ, romanized: Ašur Yousep Afendi), was an Assyrian professor and intellectual prior to World War I and the Assyrian genocide.