Uriel is a distinctive choice, ranked #606 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Uriel in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#606
US Rank #446
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About the Name Uriel
Uriel has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1585 places in five years. It was most popular in 2022 at #1179 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Uriel is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Uriel in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #461, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Uriel
Uriel Buso — Uriel Menachem Buso is an Israeli politician who serves as a member of the Knesset for Shas and who served as Minister of Health.
Uriel Antuna — Carlos Uriel Antuna Romero is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club UNAM.
Uriel Ojeda — Elián Uriel Ojeda is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for San Lorenzo.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Uriel
Unlikely. With around 63 UK babies named Uriel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Uriel in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Uriel is at its highest recorded position — #606 in 2025, with 63 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,431.
Uriel is more popular in the US (#461) than in the UK (#3016). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Uriel include: Uriel Buso, Uriel Antuna and Uriel Ojeda. Short summaries for each appear below.
Uriel appears in the US top 500 at #461 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
63
UK babies named Uriel (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Uriel
Almost certainly the only Uriel in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Uriel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Uriel Emil Pollack is an Israeli actor, known for his roles as Signor Romero on the ITV drama series The Great Fire, Viktor on the ITV drama series Cleaning Up, and Lev Malinovsky on the BBC medical drama Casualty.