129 Baby Names That Start With U (With Meanings and Popularity)
Baby names that start with U are an elite group, with only three U names making the US Top 1000. The most popular name with the U initial is Uriel, a Hebrew name featured in the Old Testament. Ironically, the most common girl name beginning with U is Unique.
Along with Uriel, other boy names starting with U in the US Top 1000 include Uriah and Ulises. Ulises is the Spanish variation of Ulysses, often associated with President Grant. There are no girl names beginning with U in the US Top 1000, but the mini-name Una is a top name in Iceland and well-used in the UK.
U is the least-used initial for baby names in the US, making almost any U name a unique choice. International options are especially appealing when it comes to rare U names. For girls, the Japanese Umeko, Italian Umbria, and Sanskrit Urvi and Uma are among the best choices. For boys, the Sudanese Ulan, Hebrew Uzzaiah, and Italian Ugo would be worthy considerations.
Here, our full selection of names that start with U, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Una
Origin:
Latin, Irish, or Old NorseMeaning:
"one; lamb; happy"
- Ulysses
Origin:
Latin variation of the Greek Odysseus
- Uma
Origin:
Sanskrit, HebrewMeaning:
"light, peace, nation"
- Ursula
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Uri
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my flame, my light"
- Uriel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my light"
- Uriah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my light"
- Urban
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"of the city"
- Upton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"upper town"
- Ula
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"gem of the sea"
- Uhtred
Origin:
Old EnglishMeaning:
"advice"
- Ursa
Origin:
Short form of Ursula, LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Undine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little wave"
- Ulric
Origin:
English variation of Ulrich and Wulfric, GermanMeaning:
"rich and noble heritage; wolf power"
- Umbrielle
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"one in the shadow"
- Ulla
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"will, determination"
- Uzi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Jehovah is my strength"
- Ugo
Origin:
Italian variation of HughMeaning:
"mind, intellect"
- Ulrich
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"rich and noble heritage"
- Umber
Origin:
Color name