Uriah

#4,546 for girls in 2025, 30 births · #648 for boys in 2025, 427 births
Given to boys 93.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
2014 · 559 births
Debut · boys
10 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
12,077
since 1880

Uriah over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #3,664, 2000peak #504, 2014girlsboys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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#4,54630#648427
2024#5,30024#651424
2023#5,75221#697381
2022#5,02826#692383
2021#5,39823#689385
2020#5,00325#635421
2019#5,79821#608449
2018#4,56230#590464
2017#4,92227#542521
2016#4,99027#545530
2015#4,85328#577486
2014#4,35033#504559
2013#4,42232#540493
2012#5,25326#573451
2011#5,54324#576435
2010#5,24726#546462
2009#3,73742#595434
2008#4,76131#697339
2007#3,84841#1,025184
2006#4,57631#1,067168
2005#4,95826#1,233128
2004#5,06225#1,206126
2003#4,94325#1,197123
2002#3,97832#1,147124
2001#4,68825#1,151120
2000#3,66435#1,027142
1999#4,87022#1,013138
1998#4,49224#1,159108
1997#4,81921#981132
1996#5,06519#1,162101
1995#5,22118#1,090108
1994#4,84520#1,17894
1993#4,99819#1,23884
1992#5,71816#1,037111
1991#9,3368#1,14792
1990#1,22680
1989#10,8476#926120
1988#1,01393
1987#9,8256#921105
1986#1,02881
1985#1,08373
1984#1,12365
1983#1,15361
1982#96587
1981#1,00981
1980#92094
1979#98481
1978#89193
1977#90987
1976#89785
1975#1,11457
1974#97770
1973#1,00664
1972#1,77125
1971#2,97311
1970#3,07110
1969#4,4045
1968#4,1365
1967
1966
1965
1964#3,6016
1963#3,6466
1962
1961#4,0655
1960
1959
1958#3,9445
1957#3,2577
1956
1955#2,7649
1954#3,1767
1953#3,7985
1952#3,7345
1951
1950
1949#3,6905
1948#2,7888
1947
1946
1945#3,3385
1944#2,8627
1943
1942#3,2126
1941#2,33310
1940
1939
1938#2,4799
1937
1936#3,1476
1935#3,6455
1934
1933
1932#2,8498
1931#2,32811
1930#2,60910
1929#2,58910
1928#2,52211
1927#2,9129
1926#3,3857
1925#2,31313
1924#3,2608
1923#4,2395
1922#2,34713
1921#2,26514
1920#2,05216
1919#2,06315
1918#2,69910
1917#1,98615
1916#1,84916
1915#1,60019
1914#2,4578
1913#1,9459
1912#2,5445
1911#1,5376
1910
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1906
1905
1904
1903
1902
1901
1900
1899
1898
1897#1,0575
1896
1895
1894#9546
1893#1,0355
1892
1891#59710
1890#6679
1889
1888#8157
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883
1882#9435
1881#7816
1880#60010
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Uriah was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Uriah is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedINOhio: #761 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,249 boysOHPennsylvania: #702 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 10,481 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,190 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 22,238 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #654 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,456 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Uriah, so not publishedTXFlorida: #914 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 12,207 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Carolina#654 · 1 in 7,456
  2. Pennsylvania#702 · 1 in 10,481
  3. Ohio#761 · 1 in 12,249
  4. Florida#914 · 1 in 12,207
  5. California#1,190 · 1 in 22,238

Best ever in a state: #127 in New Mexico, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#65461 in 7,456
Pennsylvania#70271 in 10,481
Ohio#76161 in 12,249
Florida#91471 in 12,207
California#1,190121 in 22,238
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Vermont
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West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

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 Uriah
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 3 spots since 2024 (#651#648)
  • 13 spots since 2020 (#635#648)
  • 71 spots since 2015 (#577#648)
  • Biggest jump: 328 spots in 2008 (#1,025#697)
  • Biggest drop: 300 spots in 1990 (#926#1,226)
Rise & fade · boys
134 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2014 at #504 (559 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 35 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 35 yrs · run 2008–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,436
  • Highest: 1 in 3,436 boys born in 2014 were named Uriah (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,000 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 40.2% of all boys named Uriah (4,850) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s28#600 (1880)#785
1890s35#597 (1891)#862
1900s0
1910s103#1,537 (1911)#2,076
1920s106#2,052 (1920)#2,788
1930s49#2,328 (1931)#2,843
1940s41#2,333 (1941)#3,037
1950s38#2,764 (1955)#3,446
1960s27#3,601 (1964)#3,970
1970s583#891 (1978)#1,459
1980s860#920 (1980)#1,014
1990s1,048#981 (1997)#1,123
2000s1,888#595 (2009)#1,035
2010s4,850#504 (2014)#560
2020s2,421#635 (2020)#669

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.

Uriah in 1994

girls
#4,845
20 births · 1 in 89,288 girls
boys
#1,178
94 births · 1 in 20,554 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #4,845Uriah20

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #1,178Uriah94
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 89,288 of them was named Uriah, which outranked 69.3% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Uriah
  1. #4,687Zane21
  2. #4,687Zarah21
  3. #4,687Zaynah21
  4. #4,845Uriah20
  5. #4,845Abilene20
  6. #4,845Acadia20
  7. #4,845Aditi20
  8. #5,016Adrina19
  9. #5,016Aishah19
  10. #5,016Alissia19

Tied with 170 names at #4,845; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 4,523Nohely#5,419#896
  2. 4,322Aaliyah#4,524#202
  3. 2,306Zana#3,108#802
  4. 1,711Aliyah#2,068#357
  5. 1,430Zhane#2,012#582
Fallers
  1. 1,015Coraima#875#1,890
  2. 799Kalene#929#1,728
  3. 656Deyanira#938#1,594
  4. 577Crysta#968#1,545
  5. 562Hilary#647#1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 20,554 of them was named Uriah, which outranked 88.5% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Uriah
  1. #1,168Prince95
  2. #1,168Quenton95
  3. #1,168Stacey95
  4. #1,178Uriah94
  5. #1,178Bruno94
  6. #1,178Coleton94
  7. #1,178Dajuan94
  8. #1,192Arnoldo93
  9. #1,192Blade93
  10. #1,192Cyle93

Tied with 13 names at #1,178; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 1,574Tyrin#2,509#935
  2. 714River#1,638#924
  3. 472Bryton#1,460#988
  4. 463Kahlil#1,444#981
  5. 446Jayden#1,295#849
Fallers
  1. 551Garth#965#1,516
  2. 364Jordy#828#1,192
  3. 342Montel#889#1,231
  4. 289Darrel#889#1,178
  5. 245Deante#859#1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994