Youcef
The Arabic spelling of the Hebrew Yosef, a name meaning "God will add". Fewer than 80 men in Poland carry it, so rare that most people here have never met one.
Youcef Pronunciation
Youcef is pronounced ih-o-OO-tsef (/ɨɔˈut͡sɛf/).
What Youcef means
Where Youcef comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Youcef comes from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "God will add" or "God will increase." It entered Arabic as Yusuf, and Youcef is the spelling common across Algeria and the wider Maghreb, shaped by French transliteration. A Hebrew root wears an Arabic robe.
The meaning points to growth. In the old story Yosef is the son whose birth made a family larger, and Arabic kept that sense of increase intact. Polish renders it as "bóg pomnoży."
Among its bearers, Youcef reads as firmly Algerian. The footballer Youcef Belaïli, born in Oran in 1992, carried the name well past the Maghreb. On a Polish class register it would stand out beside a Józef, the local descendant of that same Hebrew Yosef, the name that means "God will add."
How many people are named Youcef
1 in 280871 men in Poland is named Youcef. 76 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4114 among male names.
Youcef's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Youcef as a middle name
Youcef is a first name for 76 men in Poland and a middle name for another 4, a 95/5 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 5891st, between Yohanan (4) and Younis (4).
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#5889 Yohan4
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#5890 Yohanan4
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#5891 Youcef4
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#5892 Younis4
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#5893 Zacarias4