Total births
152
Girls' name · since 1951
Usha
152 babies named Usha in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 152
- total births
- 1951–2019
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
152 girls have been named Usha since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Usha has 152 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2019.
- 152 total births
- 1951–2019 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
152 girls have been named Usha since 1951, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2019.
- 152
- total births
- 1951–2019
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Usha was born in this single decade.
1973
Single peak year
12 babies were named Usha in 1973 - its busiest year on record.
Usha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Usha splits its recorded history at 1978: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Usha at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
1973
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1951
Usha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2019
- Peak year (1973)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Usha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Usha's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Usha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 78 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Usha? ▼
152 babies have been named Usha since 1951. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1973 with 12 births.
When was Usha most popular? ▼
Usha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Usha been used? ▼
Records for Usha go back to 1951, giving 69 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Usha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ushna. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Usha's data
- Usha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Usha: Baby Name Since 1951 - 152 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/usha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Usha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.