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Uriah

93% boys · #650 in the US for boys, 2025

Uriah has been given to about 12,992 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 12,312
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Uriah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 592
  • Born in 2025457
  • All time12,992
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Uriah?

Uriah ranks 650th among American boys in 2025, with 457 born that year. Its best year was 2014, when 592 babies were given the name, ranking 505th. The typical living American called Uriah is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.12% of births.

Names that sound like Uriah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Isiah0.65
  2. Azariah0.60
  3. Elijah0.57
  4. Josiah0.57
  5. Alijah0.57
  6. Jasiah0.57
  7. Joziah0.57
  8. Jesiah0.57

Middle names for Uriah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Uriah John0.77
  2. Uriah Lee0.77
  3. Uriah Dean0.76
  4. Uriah Bryce0.76
  5. Uriah Ross0.76
  6. Uriah Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Uriah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Arjunbrother · 0.99
  2. Aleenasister · 0.99
  3. Rylandbrother · 0.98
  4. Laytonbrother · 0.98
  5. Averiesister · 0.98
  6. Aliasister · 0.98

Where Uriah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Montana0.12%
  2. New Mexico0.08%
  3. West Virginia0.04%
  4. Oklahoma0.04%
  5. Nevada0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Uriah Anderson0.74
  2. Uriah White0.72
  3. Uriah Reyes0.72
  4. Uriah Nguyen0.72
  5. Uriah Moore0.72
  6. Uriah Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Uriah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Uriah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.