How popular is the baby name Yusuf in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Yusuf.

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Popularity of the baby name Yusuf


Posts that mention the name Yusuf

Top first letters of U.S. baby names, 2017

What were the most popular first letters for baby names in 2017?

For girls, the most-used first letter was A, followed by M and E. The least-used first letter was U. Here’s the breakdown:

first letters, girl names, 2017

And here are the most-used girl names per letter for 2017:

For boys, the most-used first letter was J, followed by A and C. The least-used first letter was U. Here’s the breakdown:

first letters, boy names, 2017

Here are the most-used boy names per letter for 2017:

Finally, here are both genders side-by-side on the same chart:

first letters, baby names, 2017

Overall, the top first letter was A and the least popular letter was U. Not much has changed since 2016…

Most popular first letters for baby names, 2016

What were the most popular first letters for baby names in 2016?

Here’s a chart showing the first letter breakdown for girl names:

first letter, girl names, baby names, 2016, chart

For girls, the most-used first letter was A, followed by M and E. The least-used first letter was U.

The three most-used girl names per letter last year were…

A: Ava, Abigail, Amelia
B: Brooklyn, Bella, Brianna
C: Charlotte, Chloe, Camila
D: Delilah, Daisy, Daniela
E: Emma, Emily, Evelyn
F: Faith, Finley, Fiona
G: Grace, Genesis, Gabriella
H: Harper, Hannah, Hazel
I: Isabella, Isabelle, Ivy
J: Julia, Josephine, Jade
K: Kennedy, Kaylee, Kylie
L: Lily, Lillian, Layla
M: Mia, Madison, Mila
N: Natalie, Nora, Naomi
O: Olivia, Olive, Oakley
P: Penelope, Paisley, Piper
Q: Quinn, Queen, Quincy
R: Riley, Ruby, Reagan
S: Sophia, Sofia, Scarlett
T: Taylor, Trinity, Teagan
U: Unique, Uma, Una
V: Victoria, Violet, Vivian
W: Willow, Willa, Winter
X: Ximena, Xiomara, Xena
Y: Yaretzi, Yareli, Yamileth
Z: Zoey, Zoe, Zara

Here’s the breakdown for boy names:

first letter, boy names, baby names, 2016, chart

For boys, the most-used first letter was J, followed by A and C. The least-used letter was U.

The three most-used boy names per letter last year were…

A: Alexander, Aiden, Anthony
B: Benjamin, Brayden, Bryson
C: Carter, Christopher, Caleb
D: Daniel, David, Dylan
E: Elijah, Ethan, Eli
F: Finn, Felix, Francisco
G: Gabriel, Grayson, Gavin
H: Henry, Hunter, Hudson
I: Isaac, Isaiah, Ian
J: James, Jacob, Jackson
K: Kevin, Kayden, Kingston
L: Liam, Lucas, Logan
M: Mason, Michael, Matthew
N: Noah, Nathan, Nicholas
O: Oliver, Owen, Oscar
P: Parker, Patrick, Preston
Q: Quinn, Quentin, Quincy
R: Ryan, Robert, Roman
S: Samuel, Sebastian, Sawyer
T: Thomas, Theodore, Tyler
U: Uriel, Uriah, Ulises
V: Vincent, Victor, Valentino
W: William, Wyatt, Wesley
X: Xavier, Xander, Xzavier
Y: Yusuf, Yosef, Yahir
Z: Zachary, Zayden, Zane

Finally, here are both genders side-by-side:

first letter, baby names, 2016, chart

Overall, the top first letter was A, followed by J and M. And the least popular letter was, of course, U.

Here’s last year’s post on the most and least popular first letters of 2015.

Popular baby names in Turkey, 2015

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According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, the most popular baby names in Turkey in 2015 were Zeynep and Yusuf.

Here are Turkey’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:

Girl Names

  1. Zeynep
  2. Elif
  3. Hiranur
  4. Miray
  5. Ecrin
  6. Zehra
  7. Eylül
  8. Azra
  9. Defne
  10. Nehir

Boy Names

  1. Yusuf
  2. Eymen
  3. Mustafa
  4. Ömer
  5. Berat
  6. Miraç
  7. Ayaz
  8. Ahmet
  9. Mehmet
  10. Muhammed

In the girls’ top 10, Defne replaced Yagmur. (Defne, up from 25th place in 2014, was popularized by the main character in the Turkish TV show Kiralik Ask according to Maybe it is Daijiro.)

In the boys’ top 10, Ayaz replaced Emir.

Source: Turkish Statistical Institute

Image: Adapted from Flag of Turkey (public domain)

Popular baby names in Turkey, 2014

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According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, the most popular baby names in Turkey in 2014 were Zeynep and Yusuf.

Here are Turkey’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Zeynep
2. Elif
3. Hiranur
4. Yagmur
5. Ecrin
6. Zehra
7. Azra
8. Miray
9. Nehir
10. Eylül		1. Yusuf
2. Berat
3. Mustafa
4. Ömer
5. Ahmet
6. Eymen
7. Muhammed
8. Miraç
9. Mehmet
10. Emir

In the girls’ top 10, Miray and Eylül replaced Nisanur and Belinay.

In the boys’ top 10, Miraç replaced Emirhan.

Sources: Statistics on Child, 2014, Statistics on Child, 2013, Yusuf, Zeynep Turkey’s favorite baby names last year

Image: Adapted from Flag of Turkey (public domain)