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

150 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. Uhtred
    • Origin:

      Old English
    • Meaning:

      "advice"
  4. Umberto
    • Origin:

      Italian variation of Humbert
    • Meaning:

      "renowned warrior"
  5. Uli
    • Uri
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "my flame, my light"
    • Uzi
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "Jehovah is my strength"
    • Ulises
      • Origin:

        Spanish variation of Ulysses
      • Meaning:

        "wrathful"
    • Uriel
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "God is my light"
    • Ulric
      • Origin:

        English variation of Ulrich and Wulfric, German
      • Meaning:

        "rich and noble heritage; wolf power"
    • Umair
      • Origin:

        Arabic, Urdu
      • Meaning:

        "flourish, prosper"
    • Ulrik
      • Origin:

        Scandianvian variation of Ulrich, German
      • Meaning:

        "rich and noble heritage"
    • Umbriel
      • Origin:

        Literature, Latin
      • Meaning:

        "shadow"
    • Ukko
      • Origin:

        Finnish
      • Meaning:

        "old man"
    • Unique
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Meaning:

        "one of a kind"
    • Urso
      • Origin:

        Italian from Latin
      • Meaning:

        "bear"
    • Urban
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "of the city"
    • Ubbe
      • Origin:

        Old Norse
      • Meaning:

        "wolf or unfriendly"
    • Ulrich
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "rich and noble heritage"
    • Ugo
      • Origin:

        Italian variation of Hugh, Igbo
      • Meaning:

        "mind, intellect; eagle"