Boy’s name · Hebrew, English

Urijah

How to say it: yoo-RY-juh · /juˈraɪdʒə/

Variant spelling of Uriah, from Hebrew meaning 'God is my light' (uri = my light, Yah = God).

Urijah was the 2,230th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 44 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 81% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,973 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,230for boys in 2025
1 in 75,348US babies
44born in 2025
#3,973projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Urijah
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#2,230
Babies born in 202544
Share of births1 in 75,348
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−81%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,973

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Urijah is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 136 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Uri
  • Rijah

Honouring a Urijah in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Urijah is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.

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