Yousef

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“god increases” — Arabic

#7662024 rank
2024peak year
5,983babies named Yousef since 1880
▲ +6%5-year trend

Yousef popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 202418801920196020002024

What does Yousef mean?

An Arabic form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef, 'he will add'. The Quranic prophet Yusuf makes it common across the Muslim world in many spellings.

OriginArabic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, mythic

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