Usher
Usher was the 1974th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 78 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 742 places. More babies were named Usher in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,974 boys, up 1,158 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 78boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202578 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,306babies recorded
Usher popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,974 | 78 |
| 2020 | #3,132 | 37 |
| 2010 | #3,446 | 32 |
| 2000 | #4,771 | 16 |
| 1990 | #8,068 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,859 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Usher, counting every spelling?
Usher has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Usher?
78 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Usher (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Usher born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 108 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Usher.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Usher?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Usher are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 22. That makes Usher mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Usher by state
How common Usher was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (16.6×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Usher: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Usher, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Usher
How popular is the name Usher?
Usher was the 1974th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 78 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 742 places. More babies were named Usher in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Usher a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Usher in the US.
Where is Usher most popular?
In 2021–2025, Usher was most common in New York (0.55 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.