Uzziah
Boy name · #2222 in 2025 · Uniqueness 68/100
Uzziah ranks #2222 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 64 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2528, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 28,125 boys born in 2025 was named Uzziah.
The 32-year story
Uzziah first appears in the Social Security records in 1993, when 8 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 98 babies and a rank of #1720. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Uzziah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Uzziah in class?
Uzziah scores 68 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Uzziah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Uzziah is most common
State-level data for Uzziah is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Uzziah
Statistically, parents drawn to Uzziah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Masiah, Jaziah, Massiah, Jeziah, and Jessiah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Uzziah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | #2207 |
| 2024 | 60 | #2345 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2188 |
| 2022 | 98 | #1720 |
| 2021 | 79 | #1915 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2392 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2339 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2262 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3006 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2726 |
| 2015 | 49 | #2528 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2082 |
| 2013 | 52 | #2402 |
| 2012 | 49 | #2517 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3000 |
| 2010 | 42 | #2826 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3831 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3921 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3591 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4105 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5278 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4264 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5877 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6088 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6935 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Uzziah a popular boy name?
Uzziah ranked #2222 among boys in 2025 with 64 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2528.
When was the name Uzziah most popular?
Uzziah peaked in 2022, when 98 American boys received the name (ranked #1720 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Uzziah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 28,125 newborn American boys was named Uzziah. It scores 68/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.