Unisex name · since 1880

Uriah

12,077 babies named Uriah in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,080 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#648 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
12,077
born since 1880
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Uriah is the #648 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 12,077 recorded since 1880.

Social Security Administration records show Uriah recorded 12,077 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #648 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #1,080 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #648 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 12,077 born since 1880
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uriah ranks #1,080 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #648 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,077 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.

#1,080 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#648 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
12,077
born since 1880
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%95.3%
Uriah vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Uriah's 12,077 recorded births place it above 97.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

42 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Uriah compares

12,077 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Uriah's all-time total is 33x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Uriah Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 12,077 369 358,536
Peak-year births 559 34 22,252

Uriah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Uriah's full recorded timeline at 1972, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 559 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Uriah popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2014)
559
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
0200400600 188019161930195419751989200320172025 427

Uriah popularity over time - girls

915 total births recorded since 1987 (Uriah as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 915 births
01020304050 198719941999200420092014201920242025 30

Uriah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (4,850 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Uriah's strongest decade.

4,850 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Uriah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,850 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Uriah compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Uriah's total volume

Uriah vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -84, 3.8%-57, 4.3%-146, 2.7%-93, 5.1%-146, 4.3%-146, 4.6%-59, 5.3%-146, 1.5%-117, 3.7%-72, 4.1%-144, 2.4%-111, 3.1%-59, 6.3%-76, 4.8%-42, 7%Uriah-146, 4.6%Uriah
Uriah vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Uriah by state

Where Uriah concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Uriah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,479 12.2%
#2 Texas
954 7.9%
#3 Florida
467 3.9%
#4 Ohio
439 3.6%
#5 Indiana
433 3.6%
#6 Colorado
383 3.2%
#7 Arizona
330 2.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
327 2.7%
California share of Uriah's total US births 12.2%
Even split

1,479 of 12,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Uriah appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Uriah? ▼
12,077 babies have been named Uriah since 1880. All-time, it sits at #1,080 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #648 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 559 births.
Where does Uriah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uriah ranks #1,080 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #648 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Uriah most popular? ▼
Uriah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 4,850 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Uriah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Uriah are California (1,479 births), Texas (954 births), Florida (467 births).
Is Uriah a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Uriah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 12,077 births, and as a girl's name it has 915 births.
How long has the name Uriah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Uriah since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Uriah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Uriel, Urijah, Uri, Uriyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Uriah's data

  • Uriah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,850 total births) through the 2020s (2,421) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Uriahs (1,479 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Uriah

Nearby Names Like Uriah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Uriah

Uriel Boy
#445 21,075 births
Urijah Boy
#2871 3,693 births
Uri Boy
#2948 1,255 births
Uriyah Boy
#5797 483 births
Urias Boy
#4555 360 births

Compare Uriah side by side: Uriah vs Uriel Uriah vs Urijah Uriah vs Uri

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Uriah

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Anakin #650
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Azael #645
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Phillip #651
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Otis #652
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Uriah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Uriah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.