Usher is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Usher is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,974 for boy births in the United States (and #4,224 across all names), given to 78 babies. Usher first appears in 1914 and peaked in 2025 (78 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | 78 | #1,974 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | #2,287 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | #2,341 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | #2,916 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | #2,915 |
| 2020 | 37 | 37 | #3,132 |
| 2019 | 59 | 59 | #2,335 |
| 2018 | 36 | 36 | #3,235 |
| 2017 | 34 | 34 | #3,371 |
| 2016 | 41 | 41 | #2,930 |
| 2015 | 45 | 45 | #2,716 |
| 2014 | 31 | 31 | #3,526 |
| 2013 | 41 | 41 | #2,843 |
| 2012 | 59 | 59 | #2,235 |
| 2011 | 44 | 44 | #2,743 |
| 2010 | 32 | 32 | #3,446 |
| 2009 | 36 | 36 | #3,219 |
| 2008 | 45 | 45 | #2,751 |
| 2007 | 35 | 35 | #3,244 |
| 2006 | 38 | 38 | #2,977 |
| 2005 | 46 | 46 | #2,490 |
| 2004 | 43 | 43 | #2,567 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | #5,247 |
| 2002 | 29 | 29 | #3,184 |
| 2001 | 19 | 19 | #4,292 |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | #4,771 |
| 1999 | 19 | 19 | #3,978 |
| 1998 | 22 | 22 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 19 | — | #3,729 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | #6,470 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #4,263 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #6,939 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #5,751 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #5,216 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #6,491 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #8,068 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,891 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #8,436 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,902 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,533 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #4,978 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,935 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #6,021 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #5,740 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,816 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | #2,859 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,515 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #3,484 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | #2,792 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #3,653 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,683 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #4,789 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,725 |