Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: rare
YossiIn Hebrew: יוסי · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: יוֹסִיRomanization: Yosí
Yossi (Hebrew: יוסי) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 6,683 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1977, with 255 babies.
- People in Israel
- 6,683
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- —
- not in the list
- Peak year
- 1977
- 255 babies
- USA, 2025
- 58
- rank #2,363
Writing and saying Yossi
In Hebrew letters the name is יוסי, read right to left. Yossi is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "Yosí" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a diminutive, Yossi, of the male given name יוֹסֵף (Yoséf), equivalent to English Joe or Joey
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Yossi by year: Israel and abroad
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Yossi in English-speaking countries
| Country / region | Year | Babies | Rank | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 58 | #2,363 | 2025 (58) |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 21 | #1,376 | 2025 (21) |
| England and Wales | 2025 | 21 | #1,310 | 2025 (21) |
Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Yossi has every year and the other spellings.
Questions about Yossi
How do you write Yossi in Hebrew?
Yossi is written יוסי in Hebrew (with vowel points: יוֹסִי). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "Yosí".
How many people in Israel are named Yossi?
6,683 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name יוסי: 0 women and 6,683 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Yossi a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named יוסי are men.
What does the name Yossi mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a diminutive, Yossi, of the male given name יוֹסֵף (Yoséf), equivalent to English Joe or Joey"
Is Yossi used outside Israel?
The name Yossi appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 58 boys were given it in 2025 (#2,363), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 21 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.
Abroad
- United States: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications - National Data
Years 1880–2025 · updated 2026-04-13 · licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published - England and Wales: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Baby names in England and Wales: from 1996
Years 1996–2025 · updated 2026-07 · licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 · names given to fewer than 3 babies a year are not published - Quebec: Retraite Québec
Banque de prénoms (filles, garçons)
Years 1980–2025 · updated 2026-06-18 · licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published
Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.