Uriel
Boy · YOOR-ee-el · Hebrew
Uriel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my light”. In 2025 it ranked 617th for boys in the UK (68 babies) and 445th for boys in the US (708 babies).
What does Uriel mean?
Hebrew
“God is my light”
Uriel is an archangel in Jewish and Christian tradition, named in 2 Esdras and the Book of Enoch.
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Is Uriel a girl's or a boy's name?
Uriel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 68 boys in the UK and 11 girls and 708 boys in the US.
How popular is Uriel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #617among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 68about 1 in 4,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 259% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 68 boys in the UK were named Uriel, making it the 617th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. 4 girls were also named Uriel in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Uriel of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Uriel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6% of the babies named Uriel in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 606th in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Uriel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | #617 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2023 | 34 | #986 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Uriel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #445among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 708about 1 in 2,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 708 boys in the US were named Uriel, making it the 445th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 465th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 789 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913. 11 girls were also named Uriel in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Uriel than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Uriel in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Uriel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 708 | #445 |
| 2024 | 670 | #461 |
| 2023 | 607 | #497 |
| 2022 | 628 | #486 |
| 2021 | 588 | #499 |
| 2020 | 637 | #465 |
| 2019 | 655 | #457 |
| 2018 | 581 | #495 |
| 2017 | 539 | #526 |
| 2016 | 557 | #530 |
| 2015 | 491 | #572 |
| 2014 | 575 | #490 |
| 2013 | 571 | #483 |
| 2012 | 559 | #482 |
| 2011 | 604 | #447 |
| 2010 | 615 | #441 |
| 2009 | 733 | #403 |
| 2008 | 789 | #386 |
| 2007 | 741 | #398 |
| 2006 | 751 | #402 |
| 2005 | 706 | #401 |
| 2004 | 587 | #445 |
| 2003 | 581 | #434 |
| 2002 | 548 | #449 |
| 2001 | 509 | #467 |
| 2000 | 494 | #475 |
| 1999 | 459 | #485 |
| 1998 | 406 | #514 |
| 1997 | 379 | #528 |
| 1996 | 396 | #514 |
| 1995 | 358 | #532 |
| 1994 | 335 | #560 |
| 1993 | 316 | #578 |
| 1992 | 307 | #582 |
| 1991 | 239 | #654 |
| 1990 | 217 | #687 |
| 1989 | 156 | #792 |
| 1988 | 136 | #812 |
| 1987 | 112 | #883 |
| 1986 | 93 | #946 |
| 1985 | 95 | #934 |
| 1984 | 75 | #1,027 |
| 1983 | 64 | #1,120 |
| 1982 | 76 | #1,039 |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,154 |
| 1980 | 71 | #1,070 |
| 1979 | 63 | #1,128 |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,299 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,221 |
| 1976 | 38 | #1,453 |
| 1975 | 34 | #1,529 |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,934 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,511 |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,020 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,125 |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,493 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,973 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 16 | #1,986 |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,849 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,025 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,315 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,171 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,972 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,020 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,588 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,186 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,934 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,259 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,530 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,213 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,764 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,543 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,620 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,867 |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,820 |
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