girl's name

Usha

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 160

Usha is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1973, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1951.

Usha over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s.

78
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Usha by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 5
1960s 18
1970s 78
1980s 25
1990s 11
2000s 5
2010s 10

How popular is Usha?

In 2019, Usha was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Usha is used

France #2,146 5 in 1975
England & Wales #5,556 3 in 2006
United States #15,643 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Usha

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Usha also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Usha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Usha

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Usha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Usha

How popular is the name Usha?

In 2019, Usha was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Usha a girl's or a boy's name?

Usha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Usha most popular?

Usha peaked in 1973, when 12 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.