Uriah
#4,546 for girls in 2025, 30 births · #648 for boys in 2025, 427 births
Given to boys 93.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2014 · 559 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 12,077since 1880
Uriah over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,546 | 30 | #648 | 427 |
| 2024 | #5,300 | 24 | #651 | 424 |
| 2023 | #5,752 | 21 | #697 | 381 |
| 2022 | #5,028 | 26 | #692 | 383 |
| 2021 | #5,398 | 23 | #689 | 385 |
| 2020 | #5,003 | 25 | #635 | 421 |
| 2019 | #5,798 | 21 | #608 | 449 |
| 2018 | #4,562 | 30 | #590 | 464 |
| 2017 | #4,922 | 27 | #542 | 521 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | #545 | 530 |
| 2015 | #4,853 | 28 | #577 | 486 |
| 2014 | #4,350 | 33 | #504 | 559 |
| 2013 | #4,422 | 32 | #540 | 493 |
| 2012 | #5,253 | 26 | #573 | 451 |
| 2011 | #5,543 | 24 | #576 | 435 |
| 2010 | #5,247 | 26 | #546 | 462 |
| 2009 | #3,737 | 42 | #595 | 434 |
| 2008 | #4,761 | 31 | #697 | 339 |
| 2007 | #3,848 | 41 | #1,025 | 184 |
| 2006 | #4,576 | 31 | #1,067 | 168 |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | #1,233 | 128 |
| 2004 | #5,062 | 25 | #1,206 | 126 |
| 2003 | #4,943 | 25 | #1,197 | 123 |
| 2002 | #3,978 | 32 | #1,147 | 124 |
| 2001 | #4,688 | 25 | #1,151 | 120 |
| 2000 | #3,664 | 35 | #1,027 | 142 |
| 1999 | #4,870 | 22 | #1,013 | 138 |
| 1998 | #4,492 | 24 | #1,159 | 108 |
| 1997 | #4,819 | 21 | #981 | 132 |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 | #1,162 | 101 |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 | #1,090 | 108 |
| 1994 | #4,845 | 20 | #1,178 | 94 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #1,238 | 84 |
| 1992 | #5,718 | 16 | #1,037 | 111 |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #1,147 | 92 |
| 1990 | — | #1,226 | 80 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #926 | 120 |
| 1988 | — | #1,013 | 93 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #921 | 105 |
| 1986 | — | #1,028 | 81 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,083 | 73 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,123 | 65 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,153 | 61 | |
| 1982 | — | #965 | 87 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,009 | 81 | |
| 1980 | — | #920 | 94 | |
| 1979 | — | #984 | 81 | |
| 1978 | — | #891 | 93 | |
| 1977 | — | #909 | 87 | |
| 1976 | — | #897 | 85 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,114 | 57 | |
| 1974 | — | #977 | 70 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,006 | 64 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,771 | 25 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,973 | 11 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,071 | 10 | |
| 1969 | — | #4,404 | 5 | |
| 1968 | — | #4,136 | 5 | |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | #3,601 | 6 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,646 | 6 | |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | #4,065 | 5 | |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | #3,944 | 5 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,257 | 7 | |
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | #2,764 | 9 | |
| 1954 | — | #3,176 | 7 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,798 | 5 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,734 | 5 | |
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | #3,690 | 5 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,788 | 8 | |
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | #3,338 | 5 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,862 | 7 | |
| 1943 | — | — | ||
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,333 | 10 | |
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #2,849 | 8 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,609 | 10 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,522 | 11 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,912 | 9 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,385 | 7 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,313 | 13 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,260 | 8 | |
| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,265 | 14 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,052 | 16 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,063 | 15 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,699 | 10 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,986 | 15 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,600 | 19 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,457 | 8 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
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| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1890 | — | #667 | 9 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Uriah was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Uriah is popular in 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Hawaii#158 · 1 in 519
- New Mexico#172 · 1 in 646
- South Dakota#205 · 1 in 680
- West Virginia#219 · 1 in 928
- Colorado#298 · 1 in 1,293
Best ever in a state: #127 in New Mexico, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #158 | 9 | 1 in 519 |
| New Mexico | #172 | 15 | 1 in 646 |
| South Dakota | #205 | 6 | 1 in 680 |
| West Virginia | #219 | 9 | 1 in 928 |
| Colorado | #298 | 21 | 1 in 1,293 |
| Idaho | #335 | 6 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Nevada | #378 | 7 | 1 in 1,897 |
| Minnesota | #388 | 12 | 1 in 2,308 |
| Indiana | #390 | 16 | 1 in 2,230 |
| Washington | #430 | 15 | 1 in 2,395 |
| Oklahoma | #463 | 9 | 1 in 2,251 |
| Arizona | #466 | 13 | 1 in 2,846 |
| Iowa | #468 | 6 | 1 in 2,520 |
| California | #477 | 65 | 1 in 3,546 |
| Missouri | #477 | 11 | 1 in 2,887 |
| Oregon | #477 | 7 | 1 in 2,582 |
| Wisconsin | #479 | 9 | 1 in 3,032 |
| Ohio | #482 | 18 | 1 in 3,320 |
| North Carolina | #486 | 16 | 1 in 3,160 |
| Alabama | #487 | 8 | 1 in 2,775 |
| Arkansas | #512 | 5 | 1 in 2,855 |
| Kentucky | #593 | 5 | 1 in 4,436 |
| Texas | #665 | 35 | 1 in 5,076 |
| Maryland | #675 | 6 | 1 in 4,623 |
| Pennsylvania | #682 | 11 | 1 in 5,475 |
| Georgia | #686 | 11 | 1 in 4,910 |
| Florida | #693 | 18 | 1 in 5,109 |
| Michigan | #710 | 9 | 1 in 5,294 |
| Virginia | #762 | 7 | 1 in 5,975 |
| New Jersey | #776 | 7 | 1 in 5,925 |
| Illinois | #824 | 10 | 1 in 6,652 |
| New York | #1,058 | 11 | 1 in 9,482 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Uriah
- 3 spots since 2024 (#651 → #648)
- 13 spots since 2020 (#635 → #648)
- 71 spots since 2015 (#577 → #648)
- Biggest jump: 328 spots in 2008 (#1,025 → #697)
- Biggest drop: 300 spots in 1990 (#926 → #1,226)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2014 at #504 (559 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 2008–2025
- Highest: 1 in 3,436 boys born in 2014 were named Uriah (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,000 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 40.2% of all boys named Uriah (4,850) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | #600 (1880) | #785 |
| 1890s | 35 | #597 (1891) | #862 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 103 | #1,537 (1911) | #2,076 |
| 1920s | 106 | #2,052 (1920) | #2,788 |
| 1930s | 49 | #2,328 (1931) | #2,843 |
| 1940s | 41 | #2,333 (1941) | #3,037 |
| 1950s | 38 | #2,764 (1955) | #3,446 |
| 1960s | 27 | #3,601 (1964) | #3,970 |
| 1970s | 583 | #891 (1978) | #1,459 |
| 1980s | 860 | #920 (1980) | #1,014 |
| 1990s | 1,048 | #981 (1997) | #1,123 |
| 2000s | 1,888 | #595 (2009) | #1,035 |
| 2010s | 4,850 | #504 (2014) | #560 |
| 2020s | 2,421 | #635 (2020) | #669 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Uriah in 2012
Top girls' names in 2012
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 67,733 of them was named Uriah, which outranked 73.1% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,114Yuki27
- #5,114Yumi27
- #5,114Zyanya27
- #5,253Uriah26
- #5,253Aalyah26
- #5,253Adabella26
- #5,253Adelaine26
- #5,398Adaliz25
- #5,398Adelise25
- #5,398Adhya25
Tied with 144 names at #5,253; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 4,206 of them was named Uriah, which outranked 96.0% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.