Usher Boy
How popular is Usher?
#1,959 boy name in 2025
78 baby boys were named Usher in the US in 2025, making it the 1959th most popular boy name.
1,261living people named Usher (est.)
14median age of people named Usher
1,306babies named Usher since 1880
1 in 42,504US babies born in 2025
Usher popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,959 for boys (▲ 302 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 78 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+73% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,683 in 2015, #3,073 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (78 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,959 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Usher is most popular
Babies named Usher per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.6 per 1,000 (240 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Usher by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,263 |
| 1920s | 10 | #4,149 |
| 1930s | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1940s | 9 | #2,605 |
| 1950s | 12 | #3,200 |
| 1960s | 10 | #2,684 |
| 1970s | 18 | #5,056 |
| 1980s | 40 | #4,507 |
| 1990s | 127 | #3,386 |
| 2000s | 322 | #2,463 |
| 2010s | 422 | #2,208 |
| 2020s | 325 | #1,959 |
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Questions
- Is Usher a boy or girl name?
- Usher is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Usher were boys.
- How popular is the name Usher?
- 78 baby boys were named Usher in the US in 2025, making it the 1959th most popular boy name.
- When was Usher most popular?
- Usher peaked in 2025, when 78 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,959 in 2025.
- How many people are named Usher?
- 1,306 babies have been named Usher in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,261 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Usher most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Usher was most common in New York, at 0.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.