Is Usher a boy or girl name?

Usher is a boy’s name. Of the 1,306 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Usher

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Usher was most popular in 2025, when 78 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,188 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,188, with 78 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,306 people named Usher.

Usher over time

Births per year. The dot marks Usher’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Usher a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Usher is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,306 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Usher

Where Usher is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 12.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org