149 Boy Names That Start With U (with Meanings and Popularity)

149 Boy Names That Start With U (with Meanings and Popularity)

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 three U-starting boy baby names currently rank in the US Top 1000: Uriel, Uriah, and Urijah. In England and Wales, four Arabic boy names starting with U make the Top 1000: Umar, Usman, Uzair, and Umair.

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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  1. Ulysses
    • Origin:

      Latin variation of Odysseus, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "wrathful"
  2. Uriah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God is my light"
  3. Uri
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "my flame, my light"
  4. Uras
    • Origin:

      Turkish surname
    • Meaning:

      "master, craftsman"
  5. Utz
    • Uli
      • Ugo
        • Origin:

          Italian variation of Hugh, Igbo
        • Meaning:

          "mind, intellect; eagle"
      • Uriel
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "God is my light"
      • Ubbe
        • Origin:

          Old Norse
        • Meaning:

          "wolf or unfriendly"
      • Uhtred
        • Origin:

          Old English
        • Meaning:

          "advice"
      • Urban
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "of the city"
      • Ulrich
        • Origin:

          German
        • Meaning:

          "rich and noble heritage"
      • Umberto
        • Origin:

          Italian variation of Humbert
        • Meaning:

          "renowned warrior"
      • Uber
        • Origin:

          Variation of Hubert, German
        • Meaning:

          "bright, shining intellect"
      • Ulises
        • Origin:

          Spanish variation of Ulysses
        • Meaning:

          "wrathful"
      • Uz
        • Origin:

          Biblical place-name
      • Unika
        • Origin:

          African
        • Meaning:

          "shining"
      • Ukko
        • Origin:

          Finnish
        • Meaning:

          "old man"
      • Urso
        • Origin:

          Italian from Latin
        • Meaning:

          "bear"
      • Urie