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Uriah

Boy name

Uriah has been given to 12,992 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2014 and currently ranks #650 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /jʊəˈɹaɪə/

From Biblical Hebrew אוּרִיָּה ('ūriyyā, literally “God is my light”)API.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

12,992

Peak year

2014 (592 babies)

Rank in 2025

#650 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -11%

Gender split

7% girls / 93% boys

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Uriah.

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