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Uriah

Uriah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“my light is Yahweh”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
yoo-RYE-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys (93% of all uses)

Biblical name from Hebrew Uriyyah. In the Old Testament, Uriah the Hittite is a notable bearer.

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How popular is Uriah?

2024134 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Uriah in 2024445

2024 rank#653 boys

Peak year2014

Total US babies since 188012,530

Uriah has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Uriah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Uriah questions

What does the name Uriah mean?

Uriah means "my light is Yahweh". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name from Hebrew Uriyyah. In the Old Testament, Uriah the Hittite is a notable bearer.

Is Uriah a boy or girl name?

Uriah is mainly a boy's name in US records (93% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Uriah?

445 US babies were named Uriah in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.

How do you pronounce Uriah?

Uriah is usually pronounced yoo-RYE-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.