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

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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  1. Una
    • Origin:

      Latin, Irish, or Old Norse
    • Meaning:

      "one; lamb; happy"
  2. Uma
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "light, peace, nation"
  3. Ursula
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "little female bear"
  4. Ula
    • Origin:

      Celtic
    • Meaning:

      "gem of the sea"
  5. Undine
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "little wave"
  6. Unique
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "one of a kind"
  7. Umaya
    • Origin:

      Variation of Uma, Maya, Umay, Amaya, or Umayma, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hebrew, Turkish, Basque, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "light, flax; magic, illusion; beloved; womb; the end; mother"
  8. Ursa
    • Origin:

      Short form of Ursula, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "little female bear"
  9. Ulla
    • Origin:

      Scandinavian
    • Meaning:

      "will, determination"
  10. Umeko
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "plum-blossom child, patient"
  11. Umina
    • Origin:

      Japanese or Quechua
    • Meaning:

      "sea or emerald"
  12. Umay
    • Origin:

      Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "mother, placenta"
  13. Urvashi
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "she who controls the hearts of others"
  14. Unity
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "oneness"
  15. Urška
    • Origin:

      Slovene, from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "little female bear"
  16. Uta
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "prosperity, riches"
  17. Ulani
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "heavenly inspiration; heavenly beauty"
  18. Ulyana
    • Umbria
      • Origin:

        Italian place name, from the Umbri, one of the chief tribes settling the Italian nation
    • Unknown
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Meaning:

        "unfamiliar, not yet known"