How Many People Are Named Uriah?
people named Uriah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 27,529 people in the US has this name
Based on 12,992 babies named Uriah in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
592 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΧΦΌΧ¨Φ΄ΧΦΈΧ ('Uriyah) which meant "YAHWEH is my light". In the Old Testament this is the name of a Hittite warrior in King David's army, the first husband of Bathsheba. David desired Bathsheba so he placed Uriah in the forefront of battle so he would be killed.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Uriah, 7.3% were girls and 92.7% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 5.8% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Uriah alive today is about 16 years old, and 83% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 22 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Uriah first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2014, to 592 babies. In 2025, 457 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Uriah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #505, in 2014. In 2025 it ranked #650.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #650 |
| Best rank | #505 (2014) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #565 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Uriah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Uriah were born in California than in any other state: about 1,501 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Uriah was given 6 times as often in New Mexico, 2.6 times in Colorado and 2.6 times in Hawaii.
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