Given name & surname
Yousef
“God will add”
Yousef is a variant of Yusuf. In Arabic use, Yusuf carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yousef is a variant of Yusuf. In Arabic use, Yusuf carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yousef through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,008
- 7,003 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 349 babies
- 2025
- 349
- #745 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 349 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 745 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 0.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (35). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,930 as a first name in 2020; 3,034 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yousef’s family of names
In English usage, Yousef shares a linguistic root with Joseph. Yousef has a related form in Yusuf. In English usage, Yousef has a related form in YOUSSEF.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Yousef
- Yousef Hassanassociation football playerborn 1996
- Yousef MasrahiSaudi Arabian track and field athleteborn 1987
- Yousef al-KhalidiOttoman statesperson (1829–1907)
- Yosef Hamadani CohenIranian rabbi1916–2014
- Yousef Al-Rawashdehfootballerborn 1990
- Yousef JabareenIsraeli politicianborn 1972
- Yousef Al Otaibadiplomatborn 1974
- FouseyTubePalestinian-American YouTuber (born 1990)
- Ala'a Eldin YousifSudanese association football playerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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