151 Boy Names That Start With U (with Meanings and Popularity)
Updated Sat Jan 03 2026
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Boy names that start with U make for the ultimate unusual choice — U has been the least-used initial for boys for the past two decades!
Only two U-starting boy baby names currently rank in the US Top 1000: Uriel and Uriah. In England and Wales, four Arabic boy names starting with U make the Top 1000: Umar, Uriel, Usman, and Uzair
Along with the familiar Uriel and Umar, other great underused U baby boy names include Urban, Urso, Unwin, and Ulysses, as well as modern options like Upton, Usher, and Utah.
Despite its rarity as a first initial, "u" is our trendiest vowel sound of the moment.
Here, our full selection of boy 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"
- Uriah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my light"
- Uri
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my flame, my light"
- Urban
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"of the city"
- Uriel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my light"
- Uli
- Uhtred
Origin:
Old EnglishMeaning:
"advice"
- Ubbe
Origin:
Swedish, Danish, Old NorseMeaning:
"wolf; unfriendly"
- Ulrich
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"rich and noble heritage"
- Usher
Origin:
Yiddish variation of Asher or English surname from FrenchMeaning:
"blessed; doorkeeper"
- Umbriel
Origin:
Literature, LatinMeaning:
"shadow"
- Ugo
Origin:
Italian variation of Hugh, IgboMeaning:
"mind, intellect; eagle"
- Ulric
Origin:
English variation of Ulrich and Wulfric, GermanMeaning:
"rich and noble heritage; wolf power"
- Uzi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Jehovah is my strength"
- Urbain
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"city dweller"
- Uranus
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"the heavens"
- Uaithne
- Umberto
Origin:
Italian variation of HumbertMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Ulrik
Origin:
Scandianvian variation of Ulrich, GermanMeaning:
"rich and noble heritage"
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