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. Uriel
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

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

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "my flame, my light"
  5. Uli
    • Uhtred
      • Origin:

        Old English
      • Meaning:

        "advice"
    • Uzi
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "Jehovah is my strength"
    • Ulrich
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "rich and noble heritage"
    • Urban
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "of the city"
    • Ulices
      • Urie
        • Ubbe
          • Origin:

            Old Norse
          • Meaning:

            "wolf or unfriendly"
        • Urso
          • Origin:

            Italian from Latin
          • Meaning:

            "bear"
        • Uzzi
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "Jehovah is my strength"
        • Umair
          • Origin:

            Arabic, Urdu
          • Meaning:

            "flourish, prosper"
        • Ulu
          • Uailean
            • Umbriel
              • Origin:

                Literature, Latin
              • Meaning:

                "shadow"
            • Uzochi
              • Origin:

                Igbo
              • Meaning:

                "God's way"
            • Uras
              • Origin:

                Turkish surname
              • Meaning:

                "master, craftsman"