Urijah
Uriah or Uriyah is a Hebrew masculine given name. It may refer to:
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Urijah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Uriah or Uriyah is a Hebrew masculine given name. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Urijah
Urijah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 403 births, good for #619 nationwide. About 69% of every Urijah on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Urijah ranks #2,993 for baby boys with 42 births, falling sharply (-51%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Urijah
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Urijah. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Urijah
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Uriah F. Abshier (1849–1934), American politician and businessman
- Uriah Arnhem [ nl ] (born 1982), Dutch actor and stand-up comedian
- Uriah Asante (1992–2016), Ghanaian footballer
- Uriah Duffy (born 1975), American bassist
- Urijah Faber (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Uriah Hall (born 1984), Jamaican mixed martial arts fighter
- Uriah P. Levy (1792–1862), American naval commander
- Uriah Hunt Painter (1837–1900), American journalist
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Names that sound like Urijah
Phonetically similar names — useful when Urijah is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Urijah
Urijah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Urijah's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #619. Use the chart and map above to compare Urijah'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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