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What does Yusuf mean?
Yusuf 
▲ as a boys' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Yusuf is "the Lord increases". Variant of Joseph.
Variations
VARIANTS Yosef▲, Yoseff, Yusef, Yusuff
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA JOSEPH Iosef, Iosif, Josef, Josif, Josue▲, Yousef▲, Yusif, Yussuf, Yusup, Yuszef
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Yesuf, ..
(female) Yusufa, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Yusuf Caelum (Y.C.), ..
How popular is Yusuf?
Yusuf is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent last name for all people (#15327 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Yusuf was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its peak position of #566 in the U.S. in 2016, and is currently at #567. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Joseph (#23 VIA LATEST LIST), Josue (#225), Yosef (#723), Yousef (#790), Josef (#1819) and Yusef are the popular related forms of Yusuf (#567) appearing in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Josif, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Yusuf was common a century ago (ADOPTION OF 2.69%) and has become significantly diminished since (ADOPTION 0.69%, ▼74%), with the form Joseph becoming somewhat outmoded. Josue, Yusuf, Yousef and Yosef are four of the more trendy names for newborns among these.
Similar Names
Yusuf▲ is pronounced similarly to Asaf. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alouf, Aluf, Eluf, Yakup, Yaqub, Yasir, Yasr, Yukon, Yule, Yuri, Yuria, Yurii, Yurik, Yuriy and Yury. Like Yusuf, these names are not commonly used.
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