Given name & surname
Urey
“my light; light of the Lord”
Urey is a variant of Uri. One Hebrew interpretation is “my light; light of the Lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Urey is a variant of Uri. One Hebrew interpretation is “my light; light of the Lord.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Urey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1919. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 777 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Urey’s family of names
Urey has a related form in Uri. In English usage, Urey as a surname has a related form in Urie. In English usage, Urey as a surname has a related form in Urie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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