Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Uriel name popularity since 1925
21,308 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Uriel (1.5% girls, 98.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Uriel is about 18 years old in 2026. Uriel peaked in 2025 as the #446 name for boys, and it ranked #446 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,308
- Named Uriel, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #446
- for boys in 2025 (708 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.5% boys
- 318 girls · 20,990 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 3.26× its national share
Peak year is the year Uriel made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Uriel births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Uriel peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 1987 and 1992, Uriel became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 16,700 baby boys to 1 in 6,510.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Uriel's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Uriel.
Decade by decade
Babies named Uriel in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 39 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 26 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 17 | #3,750 |
| 1950s | 0 | 53 | #3,859 |
| 1960s | 0 | 134 | #2,072 |
| 1970s | 0 | 344 | #1,557 |
| 1980s | 6 | 941 | #938 |
| 1990s | 63 | 3,412 | #533 |
| 2000s | 68 | 6,439 | #402 |
| 2010s | 108 | 5,747 | #573 |
| 2020–25 | 73 | 3,838 | #446 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
44.9% of babies named Uriel from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Uriel is most popular
The index compares Uriel's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Uriel.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3.26× | 820 |
| California | 3.06× | 6,288 |
| Texas | 2.58× | 3,933 |
| Colorado | 2.04× | 489 |
| Oregon | 1.69× | 308 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Uriel's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Uriel.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Uriel (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data