Yussuf
Yussuf is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Adi Yussuf, Tanzanian footballer Ayila Yussuf, Nigerian football player Bashir Yussuf, Somali religious leader
Meaning & Origin of Yussuf
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yussuf is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Adi Yussuf, Tanzanian footballer Ayila Yussuf, Nigerian football player Bashir Yussuf, Somali religious leader
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The Story of Yussuf
Yussuf first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2005, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 20 Yussufs were born — ranking #4,678 that year. As of 2026, Yussuf ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 224 Yussufs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yussuf
Yussuf is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 224 births in the dataset. Yussuf's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #4,678. Use the chart and map above to compare Yussuf's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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