How Many People Are Named Uriah?
An estimated 12,002 people in the United States have the first name Uriah. It is predominantly male (92.9%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Uriah peaked in popularity in 2014 with 592 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Uriah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Uriah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,002
About 1 in 28,558 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
92.9% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2014
592 births
Total Registered
12,530
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Uriah
Uriah is predominantly male (92.9%), though 885 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Uriah as a male name
Ranked #654 in 2024
421 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (559 births)
Uriah as a female name
Ranked #5,408 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (42 births)
Uriah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Uriah span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 5,123 babies were registered. While Uriah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Uriah by Decade
How has Uriah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Uriah by State
Birth registrations for Uriah span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Utah, Nebraska, Mississippi. On average, about 205 Uriahs were registered per state.
Uriah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Uriah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Uriah
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
Uriah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Uriah?
We estimate approximately 12,002 people named Uriah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 28,558 Americans share this first name.
Is Uriah a common name?
Uriah is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,530 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Uriah most popular?
Uriah reached peak popularity in 2014, when 592 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Uriah is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Uriah a male name?
Uriah is predominantly male. 92.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Uriah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Uriah Smith, Uriah Johnson, Uriah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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