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Uriah

14,163births recorded
5Countries
3Variants
2014Peak · Alberta
#648United States 2025

Uriah is a boy name family recorded 14,163 times in 5 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in the United States (#648 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Alberta in 2014, at 32.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Urias (Argentina).

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

All forms of Uriah

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Uriah English 12,992 🇺🇸 United States #648 2014 ▶ 1 %
Uriah English 100 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #3240 2024 ▲ 23 %
Uriah English 69 🇨🇦 Ontario – 2016 –
Uriah English 41 🇨🇦 Alberta – 2014 –
Uriyah English 483 🇺🇸 United States #5608 2017 ▼ 16 %
Urias Spanish 360 🇺🇸 United States #4539 2021 ▲ 53 %
Urias Spanish 118 🇦🇷 Argentina #2059 2012 ▲ 84 %

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Alberta correlates closely with Uriah's.

  1. 1Decker
  2. 2Anneliese
  3. 3Inara
  4. 4Elsa
  5. 5Cormac
  6. 6Kason

How we grouped these names

  • Uriah ↔ Urias — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
  • Uriah ↔ Uriyah — spelling variant

Questions about Uriah

How popular is the name Uriah?

In 2025 it ranked #648 in the United States. Official registers record 14,163 births across 5 countries.

What is Uriah in other languages?

Uriyah (English); Urias (Spanish).

When was Uriah most popular?

It peaked in Alberta in 2014, at 32.7 births per 100,000.

Is Uriah a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Uriah is a boy name.