Given name & surname
Yousuf
“God will add”
Yousuf is a variant of Yusuf. In Arabic use, Yusuf carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yousuf 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 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yousuf through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,752
- 1,752 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 101 babies
- 2025
- 88
- #1,824 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 88 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,824 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,779 as a first name in 2020; 1,814 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.
Yousuf’s family of names
Yousuf has a related form in Yusuf. In French usage, Yousuf has a related form in YOUSSOUF. In English usage, Yousuf has a related form in YOUSSEF.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Yousuf
- Yousuf KarshArmenian-Canadian photographer (1908–2002)
- Yousuf ShaabanEgyptian actor (1931–2021)
- Yousuf ButtPakistani footballerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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