boy's name
Usher
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,390
Usher is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 78 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 78 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 42,506 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Usher over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 9 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 18 |
| 1980s | 40 |
| 1990s | 127 |
| 2000s | 322 |
| 2010s | 422 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 325 |
How popular is Usher?
In 2025, Usher was given to 78 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Usher is used
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 Usher
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Usher also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Usher over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Usher
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Usher — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Usher
How popular is the name Usher?
In 2025, Usher was given to 78 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Usher a girl's or a boy's name?
Usher is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Usher?
Usher has 2 syllables.
When was Usher most popular?
Usher peaked in 2025, when 78 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Usher a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Usher currently ranks #1,974 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.