Is Urijah a boy or girl name?

Urijah is a boy’s name. Of the 3,778 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.2% were girls and 97.8% were boys.

Urijah

Recorded 2000–2025 · United States

Urijah was most popular in 2009, when 420 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,289 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,099, with 44 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,778 people named Urijah.

Urijah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Urijah’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Urijah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Urijah is a boy’s name — 2.2% of the 3,778 Americans given it were girls and 97.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Urijah

Where Urijah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org