Uriah

you-RYE-uh
Hebrew
"God is my light"

Uriah Origin and Meaning

The name Uriah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my light".

A perfectly respectable Old Testament name ruined forever through its association with the odious Uriah Heep in David Copperfield. Some people also find this name just too close to the word urine. These negative connotations may be wearing off, however. (Perhaps because people don't read as much Dickens as they used to.)

# 702 in the US

Uriah Rank in US Top 1000

# 997 on Nameberry

Uriah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Uriah Popularity

Famous People Named Uriah

  • Uriah the Hittite
    one of David's mighty men (2 Chr. 11:41)
  • Uriah
    father of Meremoth; priest (Ezra 8:33)
  • Uriah Hall
    Mixed Martial Artist
  • Uriah Levy
    American naval commander
  • Uriah Rose
    American lawyer
  • Uriah Smith Stephens
    American labor leader
  • Uriah Tracy
    American politician
  • Uriah Smith
    American photographer
  • Uriah Shelton
    American actor
  • Uriah Bush (b. 2015)
    son of NFL player Reggie Bush

Uriah in Pop Culture

  • Uriah Heep
    character in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield;" "'umble" hypocrite, forger and embezzler, clerk to Mr. Wickfield
  • Uriah Heep
    British rock band (named for the above)
  • Uriah Pedrad
    character in the "Divergent" trilogy by Veronica Roth