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Why parents love Youssef- 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 SSEF-ending follows common transliteration.
- The meaning God will add IS divinely generous.
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The vibe of Youssef
God will addSSEF-endingYusufJosephHebrewArabicslaveryEgyptQuranmost beautiful
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Origin & history of Youssef
Hebrew Yosef
→ Arabic Yusuf
→ SSEF-ending Youssef
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Hebrew / Arabic roots
Youssef IS the SSEF-ending variant of Yusuf meaning God will add. The Quran's most beautiful story.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: SSEF-variant; Surah Yusuf.
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Today
Youssef remains a beloved choice, ranking #1305 in the US. 3,593 babies have been named Youssef since 1974.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Islamic tradition, SSA data
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How popular is Youssef?
2017
peak year
Youssef first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1974. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2017, 193 babies received the name (ranked #1046). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1305), with roughly 148 babies named Youssef each year. Youssef has been declining in recent years. In total, around 3,593 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
193
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,046)
(ranked #1,046)
148
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,480
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
3,593
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Youssef2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Youssef's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — generous nurturing. People named Youssef tend to be sacred, generous, and gifted at SSEF-ending Quranic beauty.
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SSEF-ending Quranic beauty✦
Slavery-to-Egypt◈
Most-beautiful◎
God-will-add♡
Sacred generousY7
O6
U3
S1
S1
E5
F6
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Youssef🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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