153 Girl Names That Start With U (with Meanings and Popularity)
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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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The names
Una
Latin, Irish, or Old Norse
"one; lamb; happy"
Uma
Sanskrit, Hebrew
"light, peace, nation"
Ursula
Latin
"little female bear"
Umaima
Ulla
Scandinavian
"will, determination"
Ula
Celtic
"gem of the sea"
Undine
Latin
"little wave"
Ultima
Latin, Italian
"last"
Uli
Umaya
Variation of Uma, Maya, Umay, Amaya, or Umayma, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hebrew, Turkish, Basque, Arabic
"light, flax; magic, illusion; beloved; womb; the end; mother"
Umaira
Urdu, Arabic
"prosperous, flourishing"
Ursa
Short form of Ursula, Latin
"little female bear"
Unity
English
"oneness"
Umi
Japanese, Malay, Indonesian
"sea; mother"
Urwa
Arabic
"strong support, handhold, firm grip"
Urania
Greek
"heavenly"
Uainín
Irish
"little lamb"
Unique
Word name
"one of a kind"
Umbria
Italian place name, from the Umbri, one of the chief tribes settling the Italian nation
Ubah
Somali
"flower"
