US rank #4061 Girls' name Peak 2014 989 births

Bushra — #4061 US girls' name

989 babies named Bushra in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s611990s1672000s2262010s3462020s189
#4061
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Bushra was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

49 babies were named Bushra in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bushra

The Social Security Administration has registered 989 babies named Bushra between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bushra currently holds the #4061 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bushra performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 346 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bushra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 112 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Bushra in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bushra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 989 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bushra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

989

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2014

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,061

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bushra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
49
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0102030405060 20242018201220062000199419881983 6

Bushra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
346 births that decade — 35% of Bushra's all-time total
1980s611990s1672000s2262010s3462020s189

Bushra by state

Where Bushra concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Bushra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
112 11.3%
#2 New York
84 8.5%
#3 California
36 3.6%
#4 Texas
12 1.2%
#5 Ohio
11 1.1%
#6 New Jersey
5 0.5%
Minnesota share of Bushra's total US births 11.3%
Even split

112 of 989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bushra?
989 babies have been named Bushra since 1983. It currently ranks #4061 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 49 births.
When was Bushra most popular?
Bushra was most popular in the 2010s decade with 346 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Bushra most popular?
The top states for the name Bushra are Minnesota (112 births), New York (84 births), California (36 births).
How long has the name Bushra been used?
Bushra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bushra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Busra, Buse, Buster. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.