Uriah
Biblical Hebrew name Uriyyah, combining ur, light or flame, with a short form of the divine name, so roughly Yahweh is my light. Borne by a soldier in the book of Samuel.
Uriah in 2025
Uriah was given to 457 babies in the United States in 2025 — 427 boys and 30 girls, making it the 1,250th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 7,255 babies born.
The history of Uriah
Uriah reached its highest point in 2014, when 592 babies were given the name, ranking 1,005th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 12,992 babies have been named Uriah. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Uriah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Uriah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 1,185 |
| 1890s | 35 | 1,510 |
| 1910s | 103 | 3,249 |
| 1920s | 106 | 4,195 |
| 1930s | 49 | 4,723 |
| 1940s | 41 | 5,021 |
| 1950s | 38 | 6,676 |
| 1960s | 27 | 9,574 |
| 1970s | 583 | 2,123 |
| 1980s | 872 | 2,098 |
| 1990s | 1,215 | 2,065 |
| 2000s | 2,201 | 1,181 |
| 2010s | 5,124 | 1,005 |
| 2020s | 2,570 | 1,248 |
Where Uriah is heading
Uriah has fallen 11% over the past decade, from 514 babies in 2015 to 457 in 2025.
Names like Uriah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Uriah.