Uriel

What Uriel means

Means “God is my light”

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὐριήλ (Ouriḗl), from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (“God is my light”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Uriel” (revision 93881194), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Uriel?

US: Rising: up from #572 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #1586 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 708 boys got the name (#445 that year). First in the US records in 1913.

How common

• About 1 in 2,413 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 4,316 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 3,928 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (1.38 per 1,000 boys), OR (1.0 per 1,000 boys), AZ (0.98 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Uriel is #445 in the US and #606 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 98.5% of US babies named Uriel were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Ariel533 US · 30 E&W
• Oriel24 US
• Auriel13 US
• Eriel11 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Uriel

Boys

• Misael#733Editor’s note 359 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales
• Malachi#134“my messenger”^*
• Isaias#426Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #426 vs #3,256 in 2025
• Elijah#7“Yahweh is my god”^*
• Zion#142Editor’s note Up from #227 in 2015 to #142 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 680 US boys in the 2025 records
• Elisha#788Editor’s note Used for both: 85% of US babies named Elisha in 2025 were boys

For a sister

• Sarai#424“master, chief”^*
• Maya#62Editor’s note Steady in the US: #68 in 2015 and #62 in 2025. About 1 in 430 US girls in the 2025 records
• Isabella#7Form of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”^*
• Azariah#630“Yah Has Helped”^*
• Anaiah#853Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1983, with 6 babies
• Mariana#260Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #260 vs #1,512 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Bible, Hebrew, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Uriel’s. Rank is US 2025.