Usher

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A few things about Usher you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

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Usher

American R&B singer (born 1978)

Choose Usher and your child shares a first name with Usher, an American R&B singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Usher, like who?” Usher's Wikipedia article is available in 81 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 21,882 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Usher, 78 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Usher would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryUsher first shows up in US birth records in 1914, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 111 years since.
• 🏆Best yearUsher is at its all-time high right now: #1,959 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowUsher is 5.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 123,457 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 21,882.
• 🚀TrendUsher has climbed 1,115 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,959. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedUsher is most popular in New York, where it ranks #292, followed by New Jersey (#915). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Usher means “doorkeeper”. Our records link it to American and English roots.

About the name Usher

Usher is a boy name of American and English origin meaning “doorkeeper”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with U and ending in “-her”. US birth records list Usher for boys from 1914 to 2025, in 53 of those 112 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,959 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,959, with 78 babies.

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