About the name Uriah
Uriah is a boy name with Biblical Hebrew roots, literally “God is my light”.
It has a modern feel. In 2025, Uriah ranked #650 for boys in the US, with 427 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2014. Since 2000, 93% of US babies named Uriah were boys.
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew, meaning literally “God is my light”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Uriah”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #650
- In 2015
- #577
- Babies in 2025
- 427
Popularity of Uriah, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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