Yusuf
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Yusuf is the Arabic form of Joseph, meaning “God will increase,” with Youssef and Yusef as variants. Yusuf is one of Islam’s great prophets, with his story told in the Koran, and singer Cat Stevens took the name in 1977.
Sources: 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Yusuf in different languages / cultures
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Yusuf is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Yusuf in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 698 boys were named Yusuf, making it the #449 boys' name in the US. Since 1949, 11,455 boys have been named Yusuf, with the most (698) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Minnesota, New York and Illinois.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Yusuf
There are 374 towns and villages with Yusuf in their name, in 15 countries.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 204🇪🇬 Egypt 63🇮🇶 Iraq 47🇾🇪 Yemen 24🇮🇳 India 13🇸🇾 Syria 9🇸🇩 Sudan 4🇸🇸 South Sudan 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Dayr Yūsuf | Irbid, 🇯🇴 Jordan | 6,223 | Map |
| Ajdāl Yūsuf | Ta‘izz, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Al Yūsuf | Dhi Qar, 🇮🇶 Iraq | – | Map |
| Arbab Yusuf | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Awlād Yūsuf | Jabal al Gharbi, 🇱🇾 Libya | – | Map |
| Aḩmad Yūsuf | Salah ad Din, 🇮🇶 Iraq | – | Map |
| Aḩmad Yūsuf | Al Hudaydah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Banī Yūsuf | Ibb Governorate, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Banī Yūsuf | Sanaa Governorate, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Banī Yūsuf | Al Hudaydah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Yusuf
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Yusuf.
Yusuf Erdoğan
Fictional characters named Yusuf
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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