How Many People Are Named Usha?
An estimated 137 people in the United States have the first name Usha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Usha peaked in popularity in 1973 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Usha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Usha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
137
About 1 in 2,501,856 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1973
12 births
Total Registered
152
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Usha
Usha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 152 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Usha as a female name
Ranked #17,788 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1973 (12 births)
Usha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Usha span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 78 babies were registered. Usha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Usha by Decade
How has Usha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Usha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Usha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Usha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Usha?
We estimate approximately 137 people named Usha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,501,856 Americans share this first name.
Is Usha a common name?
Usha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 152 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Usha most popular?
Usha reached peak popularity in 1973, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Usha is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Usha a female name?
Usha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Usha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Usha Smith, Usha Johnson, Usha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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