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Usher Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Usher?

Ranking 3,275th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Usher is rare.

Usher, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

Position 2232, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2012 with 59 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Usher was less than 5, most recently in 1987.

Approximately during the years 1999-2004, and 2009-2012 the name Usher took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Usher be?

The popularity trend for Usher has been moving upward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Usher for their newborn has dropped.

The name Usher is very unique and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Usher (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 35 3,275
2017 34 3,360
2016 41 2,923
2015 45 2,711
2014 31 3,521
2013 41 2,839
2012 59 2,232
2011 44 2,739
2010 32 3,443
2009 36 3,212
2008 45 2,749
2007 35 3,242
2006 38 2,974
2005 46 2,490
2004 43 2,567
2003 15 5,241
2002 29 3,179
2001 19 4,290
2000 16 4,768
1999 19 3,976
1998 22 3,482
1997 19 3,729
1996 9 6,471
1995 15 4,262
1994 8 6,938
1993 10 5,749
1992 11 5,216
1991 8 6,491
1990 6 8,063
1989 7 6,888
1988 5 8,429
1987 < 5 --
1986 7 5,898
1985 5 7,532
1984 < 5 --
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1982 8 4,977
1981 8 4,929
1980 < 5 --
1979 6 6,019
1978 6 5,743
1977 6 5,814
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1960 10 2,858
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1957 5 4,512
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1955 7 3,481
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1949 9 2,791
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1934 6 3,652
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1928 5 4,682
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.