Mostly girls
Aaliyah
Variation of Aliya, Arabic
“heavens, highborn, exalted”
Mostly boys · Arabic variation of Joseph, Hebrew
Yusuf
“Jehovah increases”
Say it yoo-SOOFPronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Yusuf.
US birth records for 2025 list 698 boys named Yusuf (rank #450).
For boys, the recorded count rose from 646 in 2024 to 698 in 2025.
A little perspective
How popular is Yusuf?
Boys · 2025#450698 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 450 | 698 |
| 2024 | Boys | 475 | 646 |
| 2023 | Boys | 494 | 610 |
| 2022 | Boys | 570 | 519 |
| 2021 | Boys | 559 | 507 |
| 2020 | Boys | 573 | 487 |
| 2019 | Boys | 547 | 515 |
| 2018 | Boys | 566 | 488 |
| 2017 | Boys | 571 | 478 |
| 2016 | Boys | 568 | 496 |
| 2015 | Boys | 591 | 468 |
| 2014 | Boys | 588 | 469 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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