Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2022

Uzziah

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #2,225 Trend ↑ Rising 13%
Rank 2025
#2,225
among boys · ↑142 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
64
named Uzziah · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 26,689
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
98 babies
All-time total
1,139
#4,745 all-time among boys
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Uzziah popularity over time

1,139 babies have been named Uzziah since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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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
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1990s – 30 30 3 – #6,016
2000s 7 183 190 19 +533% #3,684
2010s – 498 498 50 +162% #2,094
2020s (to 2025) – 421 421 70 +41% #1,729

Where Uzziah 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 65 0.04 outside top 500
2027 66 0.04 outside top 500
2028 67 0.04 outside top 500
2029 68 0.04 outside top 500
2030 69 0.04 outside top 500

Where Uzziah is most popular

Boys named Uzziah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.042 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, and Florida.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Uzziah 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
Texas 65 0.074 +74%
California 42 0.046 +8%
Florida 16 0.034 -20%
Tennessee 6 0.033 -22%
Ohio 5 0.019 -55%
Alaska – – –
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Connecticut – – –
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Washington – – –
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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 Uzziah

Uzziah is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,225 in 2025 with 64 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 1,139 American babies have been named Uzziah. Its peak came in 2022, when 98 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Uzziah stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Uzziah?

The median living Uzziah is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 1,100 people named Uzziah are alive in the United States today.

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

Uzziah 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 – – 64 #2,225
2024 – – 60 #2,367
2023 – – 65 #2,219
2022 – – 98 #1,729
2021 – – 79 #1,930
2020 – – 55 #2,415
2019 – – 58 #2,362
2018 – – 60 #2,280
2017 – – 39 #3,065
2016 – – 44 #2,772
2015 – – 49 #2,561
2014 – – 67 #2,094
2013 – – 52 #2,420
2012 – – 49 #2,549
2011 – – 38 #3,039
2010 – – 42 #2,869
2009 – – 27 #3,912
2008 – – 26 #4,032
2007 – – 29 #3,684
2006 7 #15,059 23 #4,211
2005 – – 15 #5,560
2004 – – 20 #4,406
2003 – – 12 #6,236
2002 – – 11 #6,502
2001 – – 9 #7,494
2000 – – 11 #6,293
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Famous people named Uzziah

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

  1. 1 Uzziah Uzziah 10th king of Judah -900–-900 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Uzziah?

The median living Uzziah is about 8 years old. Half of all living Uzziahs are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Uzziah are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Uzziah are alive in the United States, based on 1,139 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Uzziah in 2025?

Uzziah ranked #2,225 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 64 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Uzziah?

1,139 babies have been named Uzziah in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Uzziah most popular?

Uzziah peaked in 2022, when 98 newborns received the name.

Is Uzziah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Uzziah rising or falling?

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

Will Uzziah become more popular?

Uzziah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 69 boys named Uzziah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Uzziah?

Well-known people named Uzziah include Uzziah (politician).

Names like Uzziah

Names that sound and feel close to Uzziah: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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