Urijah

Last seen for girls in 2016 at #12,876 · #2,833 for boys in 2025, 44 births
Given to boys 97.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2009 · 403 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,693
since 2000

Urijah over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Urijah has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202012peak #619, 2009boys
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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—#2,83344
2024—#2,59551
2023—#2,41656
2022—#1,79291
2021—#1,90380
2020—#1,64797
2019—#1,472117
2018—#1,401125
2017—#1,138167
2016#12,8767#954217
2015—#880253
2014#16,5135#787293
2013#9,61211#754302
2012#7,80415#665355
2011#16,7645#651360
2010#8,70113#625390
2009#7,34117#619403
2008#9,47612#886237
2007—#3,68728
2006—#12,0555
2005—#11,4725
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2001—#9,2436
2000—#9,1126
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First appearance
2000

The first year at least five boys were named Urijah! It came in at #9,112, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 2002–2006, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Urijah is popular in 2012

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedNHWashington: #416 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,245 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #480 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,077 boysMNIllinois: #771 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,047 boysILWisconsin: #700 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,458 boysWIMichigan: #840 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,806 boysMINew York: #1,598 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 17,384 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedRIOregon: #407 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,008 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedIAIndiana: #704 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,096 boysINOhio: #636 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,597 boysOHPennsylvania: #791 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,692 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #699 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 6,066 boysCAUtah: #514 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,708 boysUTColorado: #424 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,263 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedNEMissouri: #403 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,268 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedWVVirginia: #846 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,970 boysVAMaryland: #579 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,963 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedDEArizona: #466 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,846 boysAZNew Mexico: #146 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 510 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedARTennessee: #605 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,977 boysTNNorth Carolina: #795 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,320 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Urijah, so not publishedALGeorgia: #792 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,001 boysGAHawaii: #174 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 583 boysHITexas: #533 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 3,625 boysTXFlorida: #868 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,074 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#146 · 1 in 510
  2. Hawaii#174 · 1 in 583
  3. Missouri#403 · 1 in 2,268
  4. Oregon#407 · 1 in 2,008
  5. Washington#416 · 1 in 2,245

Best ever in a state: #118 in Hawaii, 2011.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#146191 in 510
Hawaii#17481 in 583
Missouri#403141 in 2,268
Oregon#40791 in 2,008
Washington#416161 in 2,245
Colorado#424121 in 2,263
Arizona#466131 in 2,846
Minnesota#48091 in 3,077
Utah#51481 in 2,708
Texas#533491 in 3,625
Maryland#57971 in 3,963
Tennessee#60591 in 3,977
Ohio#636131 in 4,597
California#699381 in 6,066
Wisconsin#70051 in 5,458
Indiana#70471 in 5,096
Illinois#771111 in 6,047
Pennsylvania#79191 in 6,692
Georgia#79291 in 6,001
North Carolina#79581 in 6,320
Michigan#84071 in 6,806
Virginia#84661 in 6,970
Florida#868131 in 7,074
New York#1,59861 in 17,384
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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 Urijah
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 238 spots since 2024 (#2,595 → #2,833)
  • 1,186 spots since 2020 (#1,647 → #2,833)
  • 1,953 spots since 2015 (#880 → #2,833)
  • Biggest jump: 2,801 spots in 2008 (#3,687 → #886)
  • Biggest drop: 184 spots in 2017 (#954 → #1,138)
Rise & fade · boys
9 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 2000
  • Peaked 2009 at #619 (403 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 9 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 2008–2016
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,920
  • Highest: 1 in 4,920 boys born in 2010 were named Urijah (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 38,820 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #619 in 2009, was only 1 in 4,922 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 69.8% of all boys named Urijah (2,579) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
2000s695#619 (2009)#7,218
2010s2,579#625 (2010)#933
2020s419#1,647 (2020)#2,198

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.

Urijah in 2012

girls
#7,804
15 births · 1 in 117,404 girls
boys
#665
355 births · 1 in 5,344 boys

Top girls' names in 2012

  1. #1Sophia22,336
  2. #2Emma20,976
  3. #3Isabella19,138
  4. #4Olivia17,333
  5. #5Ava15,549
  6. #6Emily13,666
  7. #7Abigail12,730
  8. #8Mia12,039
  9. #9Madison11,417
  10. #10Elizabeth9,730
  11. #7,804Urijah15

Top boys' names in 2012

  1. #1Jacob19,110
  2. #2Mason18,994
  3. #3Ethan17,697
  4. #4Noah17,385
  5. #5William16,917
  6. #6Liam16,824
  7. #7Michael16,211
  8. #8Jayden16,152
  9. #9Alexander15,259
  10. #10Aiden14,924
  11. #665Urijah355
More about 2012

girls

1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 117,404 of them was named Urijah, which outranked 60.0% 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).

Ranked beside Urijah
  1. #7,456Zniyah16
  2. #7,456Zuleika16
  3. #7,456Zuleima16
  4. #7,804Urijah15
  5. #7,804Abbiegail15
  6. #7,804Abena15
  7. #7,804Adama15
  8. #8,208Aaliyha14
  9. #8,208Aamirah14
  10. #8,208Adeliz14

Tied with 403 names at #7,804; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,327Cataleya#4,807 → #480
  2. ↑ 1,931Adley#2,664 → #733
  3. ↑ 917Litzy#1,515 → #598
  4. ↑ 784Kenia#1,427 → #643
  5. ↑ 580Monroe#1,531 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Jaden#979 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 365Payten#994 → #1,359
  3. ↓ 326Yamilet#925 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 316Shaniya#915 → #1,231
  5. ↓ 264Shania#898 → #1,162

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

boys

1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 5,344 of them was named Urijah, which outranked 95.3% 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).

Ranked beside Urijah
  1. #662Hamza357
  2. #662Lee357
  3. #664Billy356
  4. #665Urijah355
  5. #665Ayaan355
  6. #667Deacon354
  7. #668Landry353
  8. #668Mathias353

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

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,237Jionni#2,105 → #868
  2. ↑ 551Foster#1,544 → #993
  3. ↑ 504Major#990 → #486
  4. ↑ 433Kase#1,395 → #962
  5. ↑ 428Jael#1,411 → #983
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Jerimiah#889 → #1,130
  2. ↓ 235Lathan#932 → #1,167
  3. ↓ 229Jorden#676 → #905
  4. ↓ 209Kyron#886 → #1,095
  5. ↓ 207Jakobe#928 → #1,135

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

See the top 100 for 2012 →