Yusef is a distinctive choice, ranked #945 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Yusef in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#945
About the Name Yusef
Yusef is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 603 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #878 in 2011 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Yusef is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Yusef
Unlikely. With around 33 UK babies named Yusef per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yusef in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yusef is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 603 places over the last five years to #945 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Yusef 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 Yusef include: Yusef Bukele — Yusef Alí Bukele Ortez is a Salvadoran businessman, politician, and economist.; Ramadan Yusef — Ramadan Yusef Mohammed is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Insurance and the Ethiopia...; Yusef Majidzadeh — Yousef Majidzadeh is an Iranian archaeologist and director of the excavations at Ozbaki, Qabristan and Jiroft..
Yusef does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Yusefs in the wild.
33
UK babies named Yusef (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 603 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yusef
Likely around 1 other Yusef in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Yusef
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Yusef Alí Bukele Ortez is a Salvadoran businessman, politician, and economist. He is a younger brother of and advisor to Nayib Bukele, the current president of El Salvador.
Ramadan Yusef Mohammed is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Insurance and the Ethiopia national team.
Yusef DuBois Jackson is an American non-profit director from Chicago, Illinois. Jackson is the youngest son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline Jackson.