In the entire world, יוסט (Joost 
, Jost , Yost 
) is a common boy's forename. The forename יוסט is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Netherlands, where it is quite a common male name, Belgium, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Germany. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Germany, Netherlands, and Indonesia. More frequently, יוסט is the last name as well as the forename.
יוסט is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Joost , character in Bommelsaga; Jost , the operatic character in the opera Ulenspiegel and Jost der Hundsheimer , the operatic character in the opera Fanal.