Masculine dossier · first seen 1914

Usher

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Usher
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1914Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

All-time

1,225

Usher has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 61 boys were named Usher.

In 2024, only 61 boys were given the name.

All told, about 1,225 Americans have been named Usher and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1914.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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