How Many People Are Named Uriel?
people named Uriel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 16,398 people in the US has this name
Based on 21,393 babies named Uriel in Social Security records from 1913 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
796 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΧΦΌΧ¨Φ΄ΧΧΦ΅Χ ('Uri'el) which meant "God is my light". Uriel was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition. He is mentioned only in the Apocrypha, for example in the Book of Enoch where he warns Noah of the coming flood.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Uriel, 1.5% were girls and 98.5% were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Uriel alive today is about 17 years old, and 85% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 25 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Uriel first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 2008, to 796 babies. In 2025, 719 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2025
π Rank History
Uriel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #386, in 2008. In 2025 it ranked #446.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #446 |
| Best rank | #386 (2008) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #420 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Uriel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Uriel were born in California than in any other state: about 6,148 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Uriel was given 2.4 times as often in California, 2.3 times in New Mexico and 2 times in Arizona.
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