The first name Urijah
A boy’s name from Hebrew.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
Variant of Uriah.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Urijah last appeared in the official list in 2016, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2012, with 3 births (#4,805).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Urijah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Urijah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 44 boys born in the United States were named Urijah, the 2,876th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 403 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Urijah mean?
- Variant of Uriah.
- What is the origin of the name Urijah?
- Variant of Uriah.
- How popular is the name Urijah?
- In 2016, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Urijah, ranking 4,810th. Its peak was 2012, with 3 births.
- Is Urijah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 3,778 US babies named Urijah since 1880 were boys.
- When was Urijah most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 403 babies were named Urijah, its highest rank at 619th.