BabyNameScore

Uriah

yoo·RY·uh · 3 syllables

Uriah is distinctive.

90/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Mostly read correctly

    Short, simple spelling with no unusual letter patterns: yoo-RY-uh. Commonly mispronounced as UR-eye-uh.

    88/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

OTHER-LANGUAGE FORM
Uria
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Uriah's etymology is genuinely disputed between the sources consulted: one treats "Yahweh is my light" as the settled Hebrew meaning, the other treats that reading as a later folk etymology over a possible non-Hebrew (Horite) origin. Readers should not treat either as definitively confirmed.

  1. Documented roots: Hebrew.
  2. Mythological and religious contextUriah the Hittite is a named figure in the Old Testament's account of King David, notable as the wronged husband in the David-and-Bathsheba narrative.
POPULARITY

Uriah over time

United States
#650RANK

Rank #650 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #650 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

yoo·RY·uh

STRESS ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE

OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
  • UriasBiblical Greek and Latin
  • UriaHE
PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

Carries a solemn, biblical weight for an adult man, distinct from the more common Uri/Uriel names.

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Three syllables and phonetically more demanding for a young child than shorter biblical names, though it is increasingly used in the United States.

INTO ADULTHOOD

Carries a solemn, biblical weight for an adult man, distinct from the more common Uri/Uriel names, reinforced by the tragic Old Testament narrative attached to it.

Names around it

Uriel
EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Uriah is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

Short, simple spelling with no unusual letter patterns. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

See how it works with a surname.

Uriah