Uriah

#4,546 for girls in 2025, 30 births · #648 for boys in 2025, 427 births
Given to boys 93.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
2014 · 559 births
Debut · boys
10 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
12,077
since 1880

Uriah over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021peak #3,664, 2000peak #504, 2014girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,54630#648427
2024#5,30024#651424
2023#5,75221#697381
2022#5,02826#692383
2021#5,39823#689385
2020#5,00325#635421
2019#5,79821#608449
2018#4,56230#590464
2017#4,92227#542521
2016#4,99027#545530
2015#4,85328#577486
2014#4,35033#504559
2013#4,42232#540493
2012#5,25326#573451
2011#5,54324#576435
2010#5,24726#546462
2009#3,73742#595434
2008#4,76131#697339
2007#3,84841#1,025184
2006#4,57631#1,067168
2005#4,95826#1,233128
2004#5,06225#1,206126
2003#4,94325#1,197123
2002#3,97832#1,147124
2001#4,68825#1,151120
2000#3,66435#1,027142
1999#4,87022#1,013138
1998#4,49224#1,159108
1997#4,81921#981132
1996#5,06519#1,162101
1995#5,22118#1,090108
1994#4,84520#1,17894
1993#4,99819#1,23884
1992#5,71816#1,037111
1991#9,3368#1,14792
1990—#1,22680
1989#10,8476#926120
1988—#1,01393
1987#9,8256#921105
1986—#1,02881
1985—#1,08373
1984—#1,12365
1983—#1,15361
1982—#96587
1981—#1,00981
1980—#92094
1979—#98481
1978—#89193
1977—#90987
1976—#89785
1975—#1,11457
1974—#97770
1973—#1,00664
1972—#1,77125
1971—#2,97311
1970—#3,07110
1969—#4,4045
1968—#4,1365
1967——
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1964—#3,6016
1963—#3,6466
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1961—#4,0655
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1958—#3,9445
1957—#3,2577
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1955—#2,7649
1954—#3,1767
1953—#3,7985
1952—#3,7345
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1949—#3,6905
1948—#2,7888
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1945—#3,3385
1944—#2,8627
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1942—#3,2126
1941—#2,33310
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1938—#2,4799
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1936—#3,1476
1935—#3,6455
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1932—#2,8498
1931—#2,32811
1930—#2,60910
1929—#2,58910
1928—#2,52211
1927—#2,9129
1926—#3,3857
1925—#2,31313
1924—#3,2608
1923—#4,2395
1922—#2,34713
1921—#2,26514
1920—#2,05216
1919—#2,06315
1918—#2,69910
1917—#1,98615
1916—#1,84916
1915—#1,60019
1914—#2,4578
1913—#1,9459
1912—#2,5445
1911—#1,5376
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1897—#1,0575
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1894—#9546
1893—#1,0355
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1891—#59710
1890—#6679
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1882—#9435
1881—#7816
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First appearance
1880

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 2021

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedNHWashington: #546 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,783 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMNIllinois: #822 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,391 boysILWisconsin: #603 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,475 boysWIMichigan: #532 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,864 boysMINew York: #984 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,428 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedRIOregon: #280 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,060 boysORNevada: #503 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,371 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedIAIndiana: #515 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,520 boysINOhio: #571 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,388 boysOHPennsylvania: #693 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,621 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #582 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 3,713 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedUTColorado: #467 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,152 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedNEMissouri: #682 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,078 boysMOKentucky: #572 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,309 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedWVVirginia: #575 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,259 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedDEArizona: #508 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,509 boysAZNew Mexico: #243 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 780 boysNMKansas: #450 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,972 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedARTennessee: #738 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,480 boysTNNorth Carolina: #1,015 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,291 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #548 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,565 boysOKLouisiana: #803 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,347 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedALGeorgia: #612 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,358 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedHITexas: #673 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 4,174 boysTXFlorida: #775 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,153 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#243 · 1 in 780
  2. Oregon#280 · 1 in 1,060
  3. Kansas#450 · 1 in 1,972
  4. Colorado#467 · 1 in 2,152
  5. Nevada#503 · 1 in 2,371

Best ever in a state: #127 in New Mexico, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#24391 in 780
Oregon#280151 in 1,060
Kansas#45071 in 1,972
Colorado#467121 in 2,152
Nevada#50351 in 2,371
Arizona#508131 in 2,509
Indiana#515131 in 2,520
Michigan#532151 in 2,864
Washington#546121 in 2,783
Oklahoma#54871 in 2,565
Ohio#571161 in 3,388
Kentucky#57261 in 3,309
Virginia#575121 in 3,259
California#582511 in 3,713
Wisconsin#60371 in 3,475
Georgia#612151 in 3,358
Texas#673411 in 4,174
Missouri#68271 in 4,078
Pennsylvania#693121 in 4,621
Tennessee#73881 in 4,480
Florida#775181 in 5,153
Louisiana#80351 in 4,347
Illinois#822101 in 5,391
New York#984121 in 7,428
North Carolina#1,01571 in 7,291
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
134 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2014 at #504 (559 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 2008–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,436
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 40.2% of all boys named Uriah (4,850) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s28#600 (1880)#785
1890s35#597 (1891)#862
1900s0——
1910s103#1,537 (1911)#2,076
1920s106#2,052 (1920)#2,788
1930s49#2,328 (1931)#2,843
1940s41#2,333 (1941)#3,037
1950s38#2,764 (1955)#3,446
1960s27#3,601 (1964)#3,970
1970s583#891 (1978)#1,459
1980s860#920 (1980)#1,014
1990s1,048#981 (1997)#1,123
2000s1,888#595 (2009)#1,035
2010s4,850#504 (2014)#560
2020s2,421#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 2021

girls
#5,398
23 births · 1 in 71,342 girls
boys
#689
385 births · 1 in 4,544 boys

Top girls' names in 2021

  1. #1Olivia17,847
  2. #2Emma15,549
  3. #3Charlotte13,368
  4. #4Amelia13,041
  5. #5Ava12,873
  6. #6Sophia12,585
  7. #7Isabella11,309
  8. #8Mia11,177
  9. #9Evelyn9,495
  10. #10Harper8,448
  11. #5,398Uriah23

Top boys' names in 2021

  1. #1Liam20,424
  2. #2Noah18,919
  3. #3Oliver14,713
  4. #4Elijah12,845
  5. #5James12,474
  6. #6William12,170
  7. #7Benjamin11,895
  8. #8Lucas11,584
  9. #9Henry11,370
  10. #10Theodore9,600
  11. #689Uriah385
More about 2021

girls

1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 71,342 of them was named Uriah, which outranked 69.5% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Uriah
  1. #5,237Xianna24
  2. #5,237Yashika24
  3. #5,237Zaylani24
  4. #5,398Uriah23
  5. #5,398Adanna23
  6. #5,398Aeliana23
  7. #5,398Aisla23
  8. #5,573Aamiyah22
  9. #5,573Aasiyah22
  10. #5,573Ace22

Tied with 174 names at #5,398; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 437Raya#932 → #495
  2. ↑ 396Wrenley#893 → #497
  3. ↑ 298Angelique#1,173 → #875
  4. ↑ 283Emberlynn#1,241 → #958
  5. ↑ 276Flora#924 → #648
Fallers
  1. ↓ 475Denisse#852 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 347Denise#876 → #1,223
  3. ↓ 267Karen#821 → #1,088
  4. ↓ 227Keily#854 → #1,081
  5. ↓ 227Nathalie#911 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 4,544 of them was named Uriah, which outranked 95.1% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Uriah
  1. #686Marcel387
  2. #686Skyler387
  3. #688Carmelo386
  4. #689Uriah385
  5. #689Ahmad385
  6. #689Dennis385
  7. #692Landyn384
  8. #692Nixon384
  9. #694Chaim383

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 536Amiri#1,295 → #759
  2. ↑ 438Eliam#1,177 → #739
  3. ↑ 343Colter#972 → #629
  4. ↑ 333Ozzy#1,046 → #713
  5. ↑ 299Loyal#1,053 → #754
Fallers
  1. ↓ 352Jaxtyn#585 → #937
  2. ↓ 259Karsyn#698 → #957
  3. ↓ 231Xzavier#976 → #1,207
  4. ↓ 208Tristen#846 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 208Willie#992 → #1,200

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2021 →