303 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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- Unique
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"one of a kind"
- Ulysses
Origin:
Latin variation of Odysseus, GreekMeaning:
"wrathful"
- Uri
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my flame, my light"
- Una
Origin:
Latin, Irish, or Old NorseMeaning:
"one; lamb; happy"
- Uma
Origin:
Sanskrit, HebrewMeaning:
"light, peace, nation"
- Unique
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"one of a kind"
- Ursula
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Uriah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my light"
- Uli
- Ula
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"gem of the sea"
- Uzi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Jehovah is my strength"
- Umaya
Origin:
Variation of Uma, Maya, Umay, Amaya, or Umayma, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hebrew, Turkish, Basque, ArabicMeaning:
"light, flax; magic, illusion; beloved; womb; the end; mother"
- Ulla
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"will, determination"
- Ulrich
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"rich and noble heritage"
- Umaru
Origin:
West AfricanMeaning:
"populous, flourishing"
- Umberto
Origin:
Italian variation of HumbertMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Ursa
Origin:
Short form of Ursula, LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Unity
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"oneness"
- Ubbe
Origin:
Swedish, Danish, Old NorseMeaning:
"wolf; unfriendly"
- Unai
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"cowherd"
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