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Why parents love Yousef- Joseph rose from slavery to second in Egypt.
- Surah Yusuf IS the Quran's most beautiful story.
- Two syllables with a sacred, Arabic sound: YOO-sef.
- The OU-variant follows common transliteration.
- The meaning God will add is divinely generous.
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The vibe of Yousef
God will addOU-variantYusufHebrewArabicJosephQuranmost beautifulslavery to Egypt
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Origin & history of Yousef
Hebrew Yosef
→ Arabic Yusuf
→ OU-variant Yousef
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Hebrew / Arabic roots
Yousef is the OU-variant of Yusuf meaning God will add. Surah Yusuf IS the Quran's most beautiful story.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: OU-variant; Quranic Surah Yusuf.
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Today
Yousef remains a beloved choice, ranking #810 in the US. 6,659 babies have been named Yousef since 1970.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Islamic tradition, SSA data
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How popular is Yousef?
2024
peak year
Today, Yousef is rarely chosen — ranked around #810, with only about 294 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 331 babies were given the name (ranked #766 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Yousef's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 6,659 babies have been registered as Yousef since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
331
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #766)
(ranked #766)
294
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,940
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
6,659
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Yousef1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
Yousef's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — beautiful-story nurturing. People named Yousef tend to be sacred, generous, and gifted at OU-variant Quranic beauty.
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OU-variant Quranic beauty✦
Slavery-to-Egypt◈
Most-beautiful-story◎
God-will-add♡
Sacred generousY7
O6
U3
S1
E5
F6
Sum: 28 → Life path 1
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Personality of Yousef🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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