Youcef

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Youcef: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Youcef: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #493 in 2006, and it stood at #2,088 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
31times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#493highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1235
1997	#2337
1998	#1263
1999	#1505
2000	#1703
2001	#1595
2002	#1799
2003	#2857
2004	#2304
2005	#1456
2006	#1347
2007	#1666
2008	#1343
2009	#1302
2010	#1724
2011	#2194
2012	#1507
2013	#1617
2014	#1721
2015	#2319
2016	#1903
2017	#1812
2018	#1786
2019	#1655
2020	#2228
2021	#2730
2022	#3449
2023	#2160
2024	#2088

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2024.

In 2013: #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1617 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2013
Highest recorded position: #493 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 2006–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2088 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Youcef appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, which has ranked it in 29 years beginning in 1996, and has registered 307 births with the name.

Youcef across 2 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.

Youcef'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
England and Wales · Boys	#1235 (1996)	#1235 (1996)	#2088 (2024)	29 of 29	307 (1996–2024)	18 (2009)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#493 (2006)	#493 (2006)	#711 (2013)	2 of 8	7 (2006–2013)	4 (2006)

Youcef by decade in England and Wales · 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 Youcef in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	32	4 of 10	8
2000s	107	10 of 10	11
2010sbusiest	126	10 of 10	13
2020s	42	5 of 10	8

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 13 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Youcef appears in

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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #493 in Republic of Ireland in 2006.

Youcef's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2088	11	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2160	10	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2730	7	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2228	9	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1655	14	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1786	13	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1812	13	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1903	12	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2319	9	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1721	13	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1617	14	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1507	16	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2194	9	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1724	13	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1302	18	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1343	17	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1666	12	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1347	15	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1456	13	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2304	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1799	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1595	8	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1703	7	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1505	8	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1263	10	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2337	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1235	10	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#711	3	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#493	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 29 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #493, first reached in 2006.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 18 births, registered in England and Wales in 2009.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2006, and 10 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.

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.

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Yossi · #1688, 21y
Younas · #2337, 11y
Younes · #243, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 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.

Adriano · #493, 27y
Ilya · #493, 27y
Mubarak · #493, 29y
Pablo · #493, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Adriano · #493, 27y
Ilya · #493, 27y
Mubarak · #493, 29y
Pablo · #493, 29y

Youcef was ranked #493 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2006. 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.

Youcef 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 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Youcef without appearing here.

Youcef moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2160 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2088 and #5119.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3449 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2160 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2730 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2160 and #4991.
Shannon Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2304 and #2304 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #1347 and #4052.

Moved ahead of Youcef

Hudson Compare
In 2002 they stood at #1799 and #2005 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #2857 and #1092.
Matheo Compare
In 2021 they stood at #2730 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #3449 and #2018.
Magnus Compare
In 1996 they stood at #1235 and #1337 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #2337 and #1113.
Markus Compare
In 1996 they stood at #1235 and #1337 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #2337 and #1113.

Moved the opposite way to Youcef

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Youcef went from #1235 to #2088 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Youcef went from #1235 to #2088 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Youcef went from #1235 to #2088 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Youcef went from #1235 to #2088 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Youcef

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Youcef went from #1235 to #2088 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Youcef went from #1235 to #2088 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Youcef went from #1235 to #2088 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Youcef went from #1235 to #2088 and Alex from #43 to #171.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #493 in Republic of Ireland in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Youcef

Youcef at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Youcef across 2 official records

Youcef by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Youcef at a glance

Youcef across 2 official records

Youcef by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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