Uriah
Boy nameUriah 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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