Is Youssef a boy or girl name?

Youssef is a boy’s name. Of the 3,705 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Youssef

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Youssef was most popular in 2017, when 193 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,250 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,314, with 110 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,705 people named Youssef.

Youssef over time

Births per year. The dot marks Youssef’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Youssef a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Youssef is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,705 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Youssef

Where Youssef is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org