Usher
Boy name · #1962 in 2025 · Uniqueness 41/100
Usher ranks #1962 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 78 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2684, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 23,077 boys born in 2025 was named Usher.
The 111-year story
Usher first appears in the Social Security records in 1914, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 78 babies and a rank of #1959. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Usher per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Usher in class?
Usher scores 41 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Usher is most common
State-level data for Usher is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Usher
Statistically, parents drawn to Usher tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Maher, Fischer, Fisher, Haider, and Mayer.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Usher | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #1959 |
| 2024 | 63 | #2261 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2315 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2873 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2862 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3074 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2310 |
| 2018 | 36 | #3171 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3312 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2885 |
| 2015 | 45 | #2684 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3456 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2804 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2209 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2699 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3377 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3162 |
| 2008 | 45 | #2717 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3188 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2932 |
| 2005 | 46 | #2467 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2531 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5035 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3095 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4121 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Usher a popular boy name?
Usher ranked #1962 among boys in 2025 with 78 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2684.
When was the name Usher most popular?
Usher peaked in 2025, when 78 American boys received the name (ranked #1959 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Usher?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 23,077 newborn American boys was named Usher. It scores 41/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.