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Uriah

“God is my light” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #648 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Uriah has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #504 (2014) · 12,077 babies named Uriah all-time · 1 in 4,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 14,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 33 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Uriahs

• Uriah Shelton — American actor and singer
• Uriah Hall — Jamaican mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
• Uriah Rennie — English football referee (1959–2025)
• Uriah Tracy — American politician (1755-1807)
• Uriah Smith — American Seventh-day Adventist minister (1832–1903)

In stories & tradition

• Uriah the Hittite — 2 Samuel 23 · 1 Chronicles 11
• Uriah Heep — David Copperfield
• Uriah — The Eternal Road

What Uriahs become

Among 39 notable people named Uriah:

Athletes appear 1.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Uriah Hall, Jamaican mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.

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