Yusef is a distinctive choice, ranked #1035 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Yusef in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1035
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Yusef in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Yusef
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 national team.
Yusef Majidzadeh — Yousef Majidzadeh is an Iranian archaeologist and director of the excavations at Ozbaki, Qabristan and Jiroft.
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 Yusef
Unlikely. With around 29 UK babies named Yusef per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Yusef in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Yusef is rising: up 513 places since 2020, to #1,035 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #878 in 2011.
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, Ramadan Yusef and Yusef Majidzadeh. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
29
UK babies named Yusef (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 513 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
Almost certainly the only Yusef in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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
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.