Masculine dossier · first seen 1914
Usher
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
78
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Usher
How many people are named Usher?
An estimated 1,257 living Americans are named Usher.
How rare is Usher?
Usher is uncommon among babies today, with 78 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Usher?
The median age of a living American named Usher is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 22 years old.
Is Usher still popular?
Yes — Usher is currently rising in popularity, with 78 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Usher most common?
Usher has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 14.3× more often than the national baseline.
1914Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
78
All-time
1,306
Where it lives now
Usher is most concentrated in New York — about 12.8× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Usher is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.