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Uriah

Boy

Meaning of Uriah: Hebrew: 'God is my light'

Uriah is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 628th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2263rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#628

457 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2263

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,992

First recorded 1880 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 81 babies1982: 87 babies1983: 61 babies1984: 65 babies1985: 73 babies1986: 81 babies1987: 111 babies1988: 93 babies1989: 126 babies1990: 80 babies19901991: 100 babies1992: 127 babies1993: 103 babies1994: 114 babies1995: 126 babies1996: 120 babies1997: 153 babies1998: 132 babies1999: 160 babies2000: 177 babies20002001: 145 babies2002: 156 babies2003: 148 babies2004: 151 babies2005: 154 babies2006: 199 babies2007: 225 babies2008: 370 babies2009: 476 babies2010: 488 babies20102011: 459 babies2012: 477 babies2013: 525 babies2014: 592 babies2015: 514 babies2016: 557 babies2017: 548 babies2018: 494 babies2019: 470 babies2020: 446 babies20202021: 408 babies2022: 409 babies2023: 402 babies2024: 448 babies2025: 457 babies
US babies named Uriah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 592.

Gender split

93% boys · 7% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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