babyNamedYoucef
“Arabic form of Joseph”
Boy’s name, of Hebrew and Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 418th
- births in 2023–2025
- 365
- babies born in France
- 1 in 4,975
- −4.4% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2015
Meaning and origin of Youcef
Youcef means “Arabic form of Joseph” and is of Hebrew and Arabic origin.
Popularity of Youcef in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2015.
- Over recent years, Youcef has been falling (−4.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Youcef every 4.2 schools, all spellings combined.
Youcef in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
28 babies in 3 years1 boy in 29,512
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
11 babies in 3 years1 boy in 467,413
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Youssef1,800
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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