Boy · Name family
Yousef
59,240births recorded
17Countries
3Variants
2016Peak · Catalonia
#75Catalonia 2025
Yousef is a boy name family recorded 59,240 times in 17 countries since 1946. It ranks highest today in Catalonia (#75 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Catalonia in 2016, at 282.6 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Youssef (France, Belgium, Québec).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Yousef
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youssef | Catalan | 22,705 | 🇫🇷 France | #102 | 2015 | ▼ 27 % |
| Youssef | Catalan | 3,705 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1554 | 2017 | ▼ 34 % |
| Youssef | Catalan | 3,098 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #105 | 2017 | ▼ 39 % |
| Youssef | Catalan | 2,833 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2017 | – |
| Youssef | Catalan | 2,267 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #119 | 2015 | ▼ 42 % |
| Youssef | Catalan | 2,075 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #75 | 2016 | ▼ 29 % |
| Yousef | Swedish | 7,008 | 🇺🇸 United States | #744 | 2025 | ▲ 32 % |
| Yousef | Swedish | 1,584 | 🏴 England & Wales | #422 | 2024 | ▲ 69 % |
| Yousef | Swedish | 1,103 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #134 | 2025 | ▲ 112 % |
| Yousef | Swedish | 785 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #258 | 2019 | ▲ 52 % |
| Yousef | Swedish | 560 | 🇫🇷 France | #1541 | 2025 | ▲ 68 % |
| Yousef | Swedish | 213 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #305 | 2024 | ▲ 310 % |
| Youcef | French | 6,695 | 🇫🇷 France | #422 | 2015 | ▼ 40 % |
| Youcef | French | 480 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #457 | 2016 | ▼ 62 % |
| Youcef | French | 306 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2939 | 2009 | ▼ 5 % |
| Youcef | French | 96 | 🇺🇸 United States | #12008 | 2012 | ▼ 6 % |
| Youcef | French | 45 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2018 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Youssef ↔ Youcef — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Youssef ↔ Yousef — spelling variant
Questions about Yousef
How popular is the name Yousef?
In 2025 it ranked #75 in Catalonia. Official registers record 59,240 births across 17 countries.
What is Yousef in other languages?
Youssef (Catalan); Youcef (French).
When was Yousef most popular?
It peaked in Catalonia in 2016, at 282.6 births per 100,000.
Is Yousef a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Yousef is a boy name.