How Many People Are Named Uriel?
An estimated 20,195 people in the United States have the first name Uriel. It is predominantly male (98.5%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Uriel peaked in popularity in 2008 with 796 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Uriel 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 Uriel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Uriel is overwhelmingly male, 307 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
20,195
About 1 in 16,972 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
98.5% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2008
796 births
Total Registered
20,671
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Uriel
Uriel is predominantly male (98.5%), though 307 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Uriel as a male name
Ranked #461 in 2024
670 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (789 births)
Uriel as a female name
Ranked #8,889 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (23 births)
Uriel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Uriel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6,507 babies were registered. While Uriel is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Uriel by Decade
How has Uriel 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.
Uriel by State
Birth registrations for Uriel span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Louisiana, Idaho, Kentucky. On average, about 501 Uriels were registered per state.
Uriel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Uriel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Uriel
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Uriel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Uriel?
We estimate approximately 20,195 people named Uriel 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 16,972 Americans share this first name.
Is Uriel a common name?
Uriel is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,671 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Uriel most popular?
Uriel reached peak popularity in 2008, when 796 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Uriel is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Uriel a male name?
Uriel is predominantly male. 98.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Uriel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Uriel Smith, Uriel Johnson, Uriel 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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