Yusuf

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A few things about Yusuf you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Yusuf

Yusuf Yazıcı

Turkish association football player (born 1997)

Choose Yusuf and your child shares a first name with Yusuf Yazıcı, a Turkish association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Yusuf, like who?” Yusuf Yazıcı's Wikipedia article is available in 37 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,447 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Yusuf, 698 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Yusuf would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryYusuf first shows up in US birth records in 1949, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 76 years since.
• 🏆Best yearYusuf is at its all-time high right now: #449 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowYusuf is 6.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 16,234 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 2,447.
• 🚀TrendYusuf has climbed 123 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #449. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedYusuf is most popular in New York, where it ranks #176, followed by Minnesota (#193) and Illinois (#243). It's in the top 1,000 in 24 states.
• 💬MeaningYusuf is an Arabic form of Joseph, which means “God increases”.

About the name Yusuf

Yusuf is a boy name meaning “God increases”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Y and ending in “-suf”. US birth records list Yusuf for boys from 1949 to 2025, in 64 of those 77 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #449 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #449, with 698 babies.