149 Girl Names That Start With U (with Meanings and Popularity)
Girl names that start with U are an elite group, so the uncommon U initial is a perfect place to start for parents looking for an unusual, or even unique, girl name.
U is one of the least-used initials for baby names, with no U-starting girls' names currently ranking in the US Top 1000.
A few intriguing U names for girls do rank elsewhere, however: Una ranks in the Top 100 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Iceland, while Ula features in the Top 50 girl names in Slovenia.
Along with short, sweet U-starting options like Una, Ula, and Uma, there are also many unique U girl names to suit those looking for a longer name, such as the ancient Ursula, the Swedish royal name Ulrika, and the unusual literary names Undine and Undomiel.
Names with U or the U sound at the beginning or in the middle make up one of the biggest vowel trends today.
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with U, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Una
Origin:
Latin, Irish, or Old NorseMeaning:
"one; lamb; happy"
- Uma
Origin:
Sanskrit, HebrewMeaning:
"light, peace, nation"
- Ursula
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Ula
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"gem of the sea"
- Undine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little wave"
- Unique
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"one of a kind"
- 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"
- Ursa
Origin:
Short form of Ursula, LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Ulla
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"will, determination"
- Umeko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"plum-blossom child, patient"
- Umina
Origin:
Japanese or QuechuaMeaning:
"sea or emerald"
- Umay
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"mother, placenta"
- Urvashi
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"she who controls the hearts of others"
- Unity
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"oneness"
- Urška
Origin:
Slovene, from LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Uta
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"prosperity, riches"
- Ulani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"heavenly inspiration; heavenly beauty"
- Ulyana
- Umbria
Origin:
Italian place name, from the Umbri, one of the chief tribes settling the Italian nation
- Unknown
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"unfamiliar, not yet known"