UK boy's name
Yusaf
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Yusaf is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Yusaf popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3254, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2006, with 10 births.
This profile covers 155 England and Wales registrations across 26 recorded years from 1997 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 154 living people in the UK are called Yusaf. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Yusaf ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2006, when 10 boys were registered as Yusaf.
- • About 154 living people in the UK are estimated to have Yusaf as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3254
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2006
10 births
Estimated living
154
2026
Popularity
Yusaf over time
The chart below shows babies named Yusaf registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1997 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Yusaf, the clearest high point is 2006. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yusaf by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Yusaf was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3784 | 24 | 5 |
| 2010s | #3068 | 62 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2329 | 59 | 9 |
| 1990s | #2048 | 10 | 2 |
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Names similar to Yusaf
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- Yaseen 1,799
- Yasin 1,797
- Yuvraj 1,605
- Yaqub 1,517
- Yousef 1,489
- Yousuf 1,454
- Yasir 1,056
- Yash 876
- Youssef 749
FAQ
Yusaf: questions and answers
How popular is the name Yusaf in the UK right now?
In 2024, Yusaf was ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Yusaf most popular?
The peak year on record was 2006, with 10 babies registered as Yusaf in England and Wales.
How many people are called Yusaf in the UK?
A total of 155 babies have been registered as Yusaf across the 26 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.