Recorded 1924–1924 Boys' name Peak 1924 5 births

Upshur — boys' name

5 babies named Upshur in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s5
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Upshur was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

5 babies were named Upshur in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Upshur

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Upshur between 1924 and 1924, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Upshur currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Upshur performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Upshur 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 5 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.

Upshur at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

5

Since 1924

1 years of records

Peak year

1924

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1924

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1924

Upshur popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1924

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1924)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 1924 5

Upshur by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 100% of Upshur's all-time total
1920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Upshur?
5 babies have been named Upshur since 1924. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1924 with 5 births.
When was Upshur most popular?
Upshur was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Upshur been used?
Upshur has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 1 years of data through 1924.

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, 1924–1924 (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.