Yousif is an English spelling of the Arabic Yusuf, the form of Joseph, which comes from the Hebrew Yosef and means "he will add" or "God increases". The Quran devotes an entire chapter to the prophet Yusuf, and the -if spelling is especially common among Iraqi and Gulf families. In the United States Yousif reached number 1513 in 2015, its best rank, and stands at number 2361 among boys' names in 2025.