U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Uriel

Uriel climbed for decades and has been a steadily popular name ever since. All-time it's been given to 21,393 U.S. babies, the 881st most common name by sound today, peaking at 796 in 2008, with 719 in 2025.

Uriel has no common alternate spellings by sound.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).