Given name & surname
Youssouf
“God will add”
In French use, Youssouf has a related form in Yusuf. In Arabic use, Yusuf carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Youssouf has a related form in 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 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Youssouf through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 263
- 263 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,229 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,229 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2018. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 424 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Youssouf’s family of names
In French usage, Youssouf shares an earlier linguistic root with Joseph. In French usage, Youssouf has a related form in Yusuf. In French usage, Youssouf has a conventional equivalent in the English form Yusuf.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Youssouf has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Youssouf
- Yusuf al-QaradawiEgyptian Islamic theologian based in Doha, Qatar (1926-2022)
- Youssouf FofanaFrench footballer (born 1999)
- Youssouf SabalySenegalese and French footballerborn 1993
- Youssouf KonéMalian association football playerborn 1995
- Youssouf M'Changamaassociation football playerborn 1990
- Youssouf FofanaIvorian and French footballerborn 1966
- Youssouf Saleh AbbasPrime Minister of Chadborn 1953
- Youssouf NdayishimiyeBurundian association football playerborn 1998
- Youssouf OuédraogoBurkina Faso politician (1952-2017)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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