146 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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- Unique
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"one of a kind"
- Una
Origin:
Latin, Irish, or Old NorseMeaning:
"one; lamb; happy"
- Ursula
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Uma
Origin:
Sanskrit, HebrewMeaning:
"light, peace, nation"
- Ula
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"gem of the sea"
- Ulla
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"will, determination"
- Ursa
Origin:
Short form of Ursula, LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Undine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little wave"
- Umbrielle
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"one in the shadow"
- Umeko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"plum-blossom child, patient"
- 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"
- Uliana
Origin:
Variation of Ulyana, RussianMeaning:
"youthful"
- Unathi
Origin:
XhosaMeaning:
"God is with us"
- Ultima
Origin:
Latin, ItalianMeaning:
"last"
- Unity
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"oneness"
- Undomiel
Origin:
Literary nameMeaning:
"evening star"
- Uta
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"prosperity, riches"
- Umber
Origin:
Color name
- Unice
Origin:
Variation of Eunice
- Ulanni
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"heavenly beauty"