as a First Name
Biblical name derived from Hebrew uri ‘light’ + el ‘God’, and so a doublet of Uriah. It is borne by two minor characters mentioned in genealogies (1 Chronicles 6:24; 2 Chronicles 13:2).
| 3,013th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 5,485
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 10,733
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- California
- has the most people named Uriel per capita
- 2008
- marked the height of its popularity
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99.96%
0%
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55+
4%
30-54
30-54
17%
13-29
13-29
79%
0-12
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Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map