boys' name ★ peaked 2008

Uriel

Meaning God is my light Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #446 Trend ↑ Rising 10%

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὐριήλ (Ouriḗl), from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (“God is my light”).

Rank 2025
#446
among boys · ↑16 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
719
named Uriel · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,413
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2008
796 babies
All-time total
21,393
#817 all-time among boys
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Uriel popularity over time

21,393 babies have been named Uriel since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 44 44 4 – #1,967
1920s – 80 80 8 +82% #2,293
1930s – 26 26 3 -67% #3,257
1940s – 17 17 2 -35% #3,406
1950s – 53 53 5 +212% #2,086
1960s – 134 134 13 +153% #1,895
1970s – 344 344 34 +157% #1,136
1980s 6 941 947 95 +175% #799
1990s 63 3,412 3,475 348 +267% #485
2000s 68 6,439 6,507 651 +87% #386
2010s 108 5,747 5,855 586 -10% #441
2020s (to 2025) 73 3,838 3,911 652 +11% #446

Where Uriel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 723 0.42 #438
2027 736 0.43 #433
2028 747 0.44 #429
2029 757 0.44 #425
2030 765 0.45 #423

Where Uriel is most popular

Boys named Uriel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.371 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Uriel born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 45 1.37 +269%
California 751 0.822 +122%
Texas 693 0.787 +112%
Arizona 123 0.752 +103%
Oregon 49 0.646 +74%
Colorado 74 0.573 +55%
Nevada 30 0.526 +42%
Oklahoma 46 0.520 +40%
Washington 76 0.465 +25%
Illinois 101 0.395 +7%
Maryland 47 0.394 +6%
Kansas 27 0.394 +6%
Nebraska 17 0.391 +5%
New Jersey 77 0.382 ≈ national
New York 162 0.374 ≈ national
North Carolina 82 0.321 -13%
Georgia 81 0.320 -14%
Alabama 30 0.274 -26%
Florida 128 0.270 -27%
Wisconsin 31 0.262 -29%
Tennessee 44 0.244 -34%
Indiana 37 0.231 -38%
Massachusetts 30 0.218 -41%
Iowa 15 0.218 -41%
Virginia 38 0.200 -46%
Utah 18 0.189 -49%
Minnesota 23 0.187 -49%
Arkansas 11 0.174 -53%
Pennsylvania 42 0.158 -57%
Michigan 31 0.151 -59%
Ohio 38 0.143 -61%
Idaho 5 0.122 -67%
Louisiana 10 0.098 -74%
Missouri 13 0.094 -75%
Kentucky 9 0.090 -76%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -80%
South Carolina 7 0.068 -82%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Uriel

Uriel is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #446 in 2025 with 708 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 21,393 American babies have been named Uriel. Its peak came in 2008, when 796 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Uriel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Uriel?

The median living Uriel is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 25. An estimated 21 thousand people named Uriel are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Uriel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 11 #9,422 708 #446
2024 12 #8,911 670 #462
2023 11 #9,560 607 #498
2022 16 #7,263 628 #486
2021 10 #10,246 588 #500
2020 13 #8,373 637 #467
2019 13 #8,571 655 #457
2018 10 #10,506 581 #495
2017 23 #5,653 539 #526
2016 10 #10,800 557 #530
2015 9 #11,776 491 #573
2014 5 #19,032 575 #491
2013 10 #10,952 571 #484
2012 13 #9,084 559 #482
2011 8 #13,276 604 #448
2010 7 #14,853 615 #441
2009 8 #13,625 733 #404
2008 7 #15,307 789 #386
2007 9 #12,615 741 #399
2006 11 #10,569 751 #402
2005 – – 706 #402
2004 7 #14,100 587 #445
2003 5 #18,286 581 #435
2002 5 #17,958 548 #450
2001 9 #10,981 509 #468
2000 7 #13,086 494 #476
1995 5 #15,673 358 #533
1990 5 #15,163 217 #689
1985 – – 95 #938
1980 – – 71 #1,078
1975 – – 34 #1,557
1970 – – 32 #1,520
1965 – – 16 #2,072
1960 – – 14 #2,308
1955 – – 6 #3,859
1950 – – – –
1945 – – 5 #3,750
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 8 #3,273
1925 – – 9 #3,132
1920 – – 10 #2,948
1915 – – 9 #2,816
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Uriel

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Uriel da Costa Uriel da Costa Early 17th century Portuguese-Jewish philosopher 1585–1640 · 16th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Uriel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Uriel?

The median living Uriel is about 17 years old. Half of all living Uriels are between 8 and 25 years old.

How many people named Uriel are alive today?

An estimated 21 thousand people named Uriel are alive in the United States, based on 21,393 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Uriel mean?

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὐριήλ (Ouriḗl), from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (“God is my light”).

How popular is the name Uriel in 2025?

Uriel ranked #446 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 708 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Uriel?

21,393 babies have been named Uriel in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Uriel most popular?

Uriel peaked in 2008, when 796 newborns received the name.

Is Uriel a boy or girl name?

Uriel is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Uriel rising or falling?

Uriel is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Uriel become more popular?

Uriel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 765 boys named Uriel in 2030, which would rank around #423. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Uriel?

Well-known people named Uriel include Uriel da Costa (philosopher).

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