Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Yusuf

YOO-soof · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
God increases; he will add (Joseph)
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
religious · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#475
2024 births645
Peak year2024
First appeared1949
Total US births10,755
2024 peak19491968198720052024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
YusSufi
Alternate spellings
YoussefYousefYousuf
In other languages
Yusuf (Arabic)Yousef (Persian)Youssef (Egyptian)

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