Yusuf

maleArabic, via Hebrew Yosef

The Arabic form of Yosef/Joseph, commonly interpreted as 'he will add', appearing in the Quran.

Origin: Arabic, via Hebrew Yosef

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #64 in England and Wales in 2025. See regions.

Yusuf: Recorded since 1955, its highest recorded position is #64, reached in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
119times a registrar ranked it
71years from first to last
#64highest recorded position
19groupings it qualifies for

YOO-soof/ˈjuːsuf/

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Data Confidence

Evidence: ModerateCompleteness: SubstantialEditorial review: 2026-07-21

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Because: backed by officially or academically authoritative sources, recently verified, popularity data covers multiple regions.

Source authority

Averaged from the real per-claim source-authority assessments already computed for this name's meaning/origin/pronunciation/popularity evidence.

Independent corroboration

Averaged from the real per-claim supporting-source counts already computed for this name's evidence.

See full evidence assessment (8 dimensions, 1 not yet tracked)

Source agreement

No recorded source disagreement for this name's meanings or origins.

Recency

Calculated from how long ago this record was last verified (2026-07-21), against a 270-day staleness threshold.

Geographic relevance

Calculated from the number of geographies with official popularity data (5) — broader official coverage means the evidence base is relevant to more of where the name is actually used.

Completeness

Calculated from how many of the expected data sections (variants, similar names, popularity, notable usage, IPA pronunciation) are actually populated for this name.

Direct observation vs. inference

Averaged from the real per-claim direct-observation-vs-inference ratios already computed for this name's evidence.

Identity & variant resolution quality

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Name Characteristics

How these are calculated

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Recorded regional spread

Derived from how many geographies' official statistics record this name. It measures where the name is registered, not how well-known it feels to people living there.

International spread

Derived from the same official statistical coverage, scaled to reflect how widely the name crosses national datasets. Not a measure of how easily it is understood in another language.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin: Arabic, via Hebrew Yosef
Meaning: The Arabic form of Yosef/Joseph, commonly interpreted as 'he will add', appearing in the Quran.
Pronunciation: YOO-soof
Syllables: 2
Common nicknames: None recorded
Classification: Traditional & modern
Gender usage: male
Language family: Arabic, via Hebrew Yosef

Popularity

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#286
1997	#266
1998	#260
1999	#244
2000	#229
2001	#209
2002	#188
2003	#190
2004	#177
2005	#169
2006	#164
2007	#153
2008	#154
2009	#134
2010	#136
2011	#128
2012	#126
2013	#118
2014	#105
2015	#115
2016	#108
2017	#108
2018	#105
2019	#105
2020	#93
2021	#94
2022	#93
2023	#79
2024	#67
2025	#64

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 63 of the 71 years from 1955 to 2025.

In 2025: #64 among boys in England and Wales, #205 among boys in Norway, #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1955–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1955
First recorded at #407 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #64 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys

Yusuf appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Boys, which has ranked it in 63 years beginning in 1955, and has registered 725 births with the name.

Yusuf across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Yusuf's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Boys	#407 (1955)	#165 (2017)	#205 (2025)	63 of 71	725 (1955–2025)	36 (2017)
England and Wales · Boys	#286 (1996)	#64 (2025)	#64 (2025)	30 of 30	12,599 (1996–2025)	798 (2025)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#369 (1998)	#254 (2023)	#286 (2025)	22 of 28	142 (1998–2025)	17 (2023)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#346 (2012)	#312 (2019)	#312 (2019)	3 of 8	12 (2012–2019)	5 (2019)

Yusuf by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Yusuf in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1950s	13	3 of 10	4
1960s	38	7 of 10	5
1970s	53	8 of 10	7
1980s	73	9 of 10	8
1990s	77	10 of 10	8
2000s	103	10 of 10	10
2010sbusiest	259	10 of 10	26
2020s	109	6 of 10	18

Across Norway · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 26 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Yusuf appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1955 and 2025, ranked in 63 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #64, first reached in 2025.

It held a top-100 place in 6 years, 6 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 798 births, registered in England and Wales in 2025.

Its record falls into 8 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 69 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Yusuf was ranked #64 in England and Wales · Boys in 2025. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Benjamin#61
Daniel#62
Jasper#63
Musa#64
Samuel#66
Myles#67
Liam#68
Elias#69

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Yusraa · #3583, 12y
Yusrah · #2000, 24y
Yuvaan · #676, 12y
Yuvan · #676, 19y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Norman · #62, 63y
Philippa · #69, 62y
Darryl · #58, 66y
Michal · #58, 64y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Bryan · #64, 72y
Rex · #64, 37y
Anja · #63, 70y
Shona · #63, 69y

Yusuf and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Yusuf without appearing here.

Yusuf moved ahead of

Emil
In 2022 they stood at #509 and #509 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2023 that had become #254 and #770.
Markus
In 2022 they stood at #509 and #454 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2023 that had become #254 and #770.
Barry
In 2022 they stood at #509 and #509 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2023 that had become #254 and #584.
Keith
In 2022 they stood at #637 and #637 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2023 that had become #254 and #584.

Moved ahead of Yusuf

Cooper
In 2011 they stood at #490 and #623 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2012 that had become #616 and #233.
Kevin
In 1972 they stood at #377 and #477 in Norway · Boys; by 1973 that had become #571 and #245.
Simon
In 1956 they stood at #407 and #435 in Norway · Boys; by 1957 that had become #452 and #242.
Adam
In 1956 they stood at #407 and #409 in Norway · Boys; by 1957 that had become #452 and #253.

Moved the opposite way to Yusuf

Arild
Between 1955 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Yusuf went from #407 to #205 while Arild went from #27 to #489.
Arne
Between 1955 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Yusuf went from #407 to #205 while Arne went from #9 to #222.
Bjørn
Between 1955 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Yusuf went from #407 to #205 while Bjørn went from #3 to #56.
Dag
Between 1955 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Yusuf went from #407 to #205 while Dag went from #30 to #426.

Moved the same way as Yusuf

Adam
Between 1955 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Yusuf went from #407 to #205 and Adam from #409 to #29.
Daniel
Between 1955 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Yusuf went from #407 to #205 and Daniel from #329 to #66.
David
Between 1955 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Yusuf went from #407 to #205 and David from #164 to #88.
Emil
Between 1955 and 2025 in Norway · Boys, Yusuf went from #407 to #205 and Emil from #243 to #2.

Meaning & Origin

The Arabic form of Yosef/Joseph, commonly interpreted as 'he will add', appearing in the Quran.

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Arabic, via Hebrew Yosef

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

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Where Yusuf is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Yusuf, between 1955 and 2025, in 63 of those 71 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Registrar	Recorded	Years	Its own highest position
Norway	1955–2025	63	#165 in 2017
England and Wales	1996–2025	30	#64 in 2025
Republic of Ireland	1998–2025	22	#254 in 2023
Northern Ireland	2012–2019	3	#312 in 2019
Scotland	2024	1	#191 in 2024

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

Similar Names

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

YOO-soof/ˈjuːsuf/

Syllables: 2
Ease: easy

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Where Yusuf Is Recorded

National statistical agencies have recorded Yusuf in these places. This shows where the name is used — not where it comes from, and not that it carries particular cultural significance there.

England and WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNorway

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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Yusuf

Yusuf at a glance

Overview

Popularity

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Yusuf across 4 official records

Yusuf by decade in Norway · Boys

Yusuf appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Yusuf

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Yusuf and the names beside it

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Meaning & Origin

Where Yusuf is officially recorded

Variants

Similar Names

Spelling

Pronunciation

Where Yusuf Is Recorded

Notable Usage

Sibling & Surname Compatibility

Yusuf at a glance

Yusuf across 4 official records

Yusuf by decade in Norway · Boys

Yusuf appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Yusuf

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Yusuf and the names beside it

Yusuf moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Yusuf

Moved the opposite way to Yusuf

Moved the same way as Yusuf