Yussuf
“Arabic form of Joseph, God adds”
Boy’s name, of Arabic and Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,330th
- births in 2023–2025
- 85
- babies born in France
- 1 in 22,727
- +8.7% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Yussuf
Yussuf means “Arabic form of Joseph, God adds” and is of Arabic and Hebrew origin.
Popularity of Yussuf in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Yussuf has been rising (+8.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Yussuf every 94 schools.
Yussuf in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
31 babies in 3 years1 boy in 165,856
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Yussuf and Yûssuf are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Yûssuf5
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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