Urijah
Literal root meaning: “God is my light”
About the name Urijah
Urijah is a boy name with Biblical Hebrew roots, literally “God is my light”. It is related to Uriah, which is where the meaning comes from.
It has a unique feel. In 2025, Urijah ranked #2876 for boys in the US, with 44 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2009. Since 2000, 98% of US babies named Urijah were boys.
Etymology
A variant of Uriah, which comes from Biblical Hebrew, meaning literally “God is my light”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Urijah”, “Uriah”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #2876
- In 2015
- #883
- Babies in 2025
- 44
Popularity of Urijah, 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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