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Girl name

Usha

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Usha has been given to about 152 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1973, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 144
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Usha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1973 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time152

How popular is Usha?

Its best year was 1973, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 4852nd. The typical living American called Usha is about 50 years old today.

Names that sound like Usha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Asha0.74
  2. Isha0.74
  3. Sasha0.62
  4. Tasha0.62
  5. Tisha0.62
  6. Tosha0.62
  7. Kisha0.62
  8. Kesha0.62

Middle names for Usha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Usha Josephine0.84
  2. Usha Rose0.83
  3. Usha Louise0.83
  4. Usha June0.82
  5. Usha Pearl0.82
  6. Usha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Usha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.62
  2. Amysister · 0.59
  3. Damonbrother · 0.59
  4. Shawnbrother · 0.58
  5. Jennifersister · 0.58
  6. Jasonbrother · 0.57

Where Usha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Usha White0.78
    2. Usha Reyes0.78
    3. Usha Nguyen0.78
    4. Usha Moore0.78
    5. Usha Lee0.78
    6. Usha Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Usha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.