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Yousaf

maleStatistical record

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

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

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #869 to #1821.200020052010201520202025#869#1821
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1040
1997#1454
1998#1821
1999#973
2000#1330
2001#1027
2002#869
2003#1513
2004#1498
2005#919
2006#914
2007#1201
2008#964
2009#1033
2010#1029
2011#1124
2012#1229
2013#931
2014#1223
2015#1024
2016#1022
2017#943
2018#897
2019#1217
2020#1051
2021#1391
2022#1609
2023#1407
2024#1322
2025#1007

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 England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #727 among boys in Scotland, #1322 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1040 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

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1007 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #727 in Scotland in 2024.

Yousaf'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#100730HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#132220HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#140718HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#160915HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#139118HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#105126HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#121721HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#89733HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#94332HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#102228HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#102428HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#122321HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#93131HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#122921HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#112423HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#102927HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#103325HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#96427HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#120119HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#91426HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#91924HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#149811HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#151310HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#86920HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#102715HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#133010HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#97315HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#18216HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#14548HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#104013HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

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

Where Yousaf is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Yousaf, between 1996 and 2025. 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2002ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#869 in 2002
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 22 years earlier in England and Wales (2002) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Yousaf

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2025. Highest recorded position: #727 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.