Uriah
The Story of Uriah
As a girl name
Uriah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 42 Uriahs were born — ranking #3,737 that year. As of 2026, Uriah ranks #5,503 for girls with 23 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 931 Uriahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Uriah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 559 Uriahs were born — ranking #504 that year. As of 2026, Uriah ranks #679 for boys with 403 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 12K Uriahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Uriah
Uriah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Uriah's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #504. Use the chart and map above to compare Uriah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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