147 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"
- Uma
Origin:
Sanskrit, HebrewMeaning:
"light, peace, nation"
- Ursula
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Ula
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"gem of the sea"
- Ulla
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"will, determination"
- Undine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little wave"
- Ursa
Origin:
Short form of Ursula, LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- 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"
- Umeko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"plum-blossom child, patient"
- Umbrielle
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"one in the shadow"
- Unity
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"oneness"
- Ursuline
Origin:
Diminutive of UrsulaMeaning:
"little bear"
- Ulrica
Origin:
Feminine form of Ulrich or Wulfric, Swedish, GermanMeaning:
"rich and noble heritage; wolf ruler"
- Umber
Origin:
Color name
- Umbria
Origin:
Italian place name, from the Umbri, one of the chief tribes settling the Italian nation
- Ulani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"heavenly inspiration; heavenly beauty"
- Ultima
Origin:
Latin, ItalianMeaning:
"last"
- Uliana
Origin:
Variation of Ulyana, RussianMeaning:
"youthful"
- Uta
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"prosperity, riches"