Boys' name · since 1914
Usher
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 1,306 babies named Usher, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,341 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,962 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,306
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,306 babies have been named Usher since 1914, making it today's #1962 boys' name.
Usher has 1,306 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1962 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #4,341 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,962 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,306 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Usher ranks #4,341 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,962 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,306 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,341 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,962 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,306
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Usher's 1,306 recorded births place it above 90.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Usher compares
1,306 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Usher's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Usher | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,306 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Usher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Usher splits its recorded history at 1999: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Usher popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Usher by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (422 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Usher's strongest decade.
422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Usher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 9
1940s
9 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 127
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
322 births
- 2010s
2010s
422 births
- 2020s
2020s
325 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 422 births (32% of all-time use).
How Usher compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Usher's total volume
Usher by state
Where Usher concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 921 | 70.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
921 of 1,306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Usher's data
- Usher's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (422 total births) through the 2020s (325) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ushers (921 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Usher
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Usher
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Usher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Usher 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 August 2026.