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👍 Uriyah
♂ Boy
How to Pronounce Uriyah
Pronounced yoo-RY-ə
🔊 Hear it /juˈraɪ.ə/ High ⧉ copy
Meaning: -iyah styling of Uriah — Hebrew Uriyah, 'Yahweh is my light' — the loyal Hittite soldier's name High ⧉ copy
In 30 seconds: God's light, faithfully spelled: Uriyah returns Uriah closer to its Hebrew letters — the loyal soldier's luminous name, Dickens-shadow dropped.
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Meaning -iyah styling of Uriah — Hebrew Uriyah, 'Yahweh is my light' — the loyal Hittite soldier's name
U.S. rank (2025) #5829 ↘ Falling
2025 U.S. births 16 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year 2014
Total births (all-time) ≈ 467
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Shop mom essentials Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data peak 2017 2007 2025 U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data .
History & Origin Uriyah is an -iyah styling of Uriah — Hebrew Uriyah , 'Yahweh is my light' — King David's loyal soldier. The spelling rides the melodic -iyah wave back toward the original Hebrew.
It registers thinly beside Uriah. Rare, light-of-God at the root, and loyal.
Did you know? Uriah the Hittite kept faith while wronged by a king — and Dickens' cringing Uriah Heep unfairly smudged the name; the Hebrew says only 'God is my light'.
Overall data confidence 80%
Variations Uriah Uria Uriel
Nicknames Uri
Famous Bearers Famous bearers coming soon. If you like Uriyah… Uriah — the standard spelling of the same name Uriel — the archangel 'light of God' brother Josiah — a fellow -iah biblical favorite Isaiah — the companion prophet classic Frequently Asked What does the name Uriyah mean? Uriyah styles Uriah, Hebrew for 'Yahweh is my light'.
How do you pronounce Uriyah? It's said yoo-RY-ə /juˈraɪ.ə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Uriyah a boy or girl name? Uriyah is a boy's name.
How popular is Uriyah? Uriyah is a rare spelling in the U.S.
