39 Unisex Names That Start With U (With Meanings and Popularity)
Updated Fri Jan 30 2026
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Unisex names that start with U are the ultimate unusual choice.
With U currently the least common first initial across the board, we can almost guarantee that your little Umber or Urban won't have to share their name with anyone else at school, work, or anywhere else! Ironically, the most popular gender-neutral U name in the US baby name rankings is Unique itself.
Here, our full selection of unisex names that start with U, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry. Each name is used more often for the gender indicated by its heart.
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- Unique
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"one of a kind"
- Ulysses
Origin:
Latin variation of Odysseus, GreekMeaning:
"wrathful"
- Uriah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my light"
- Urban
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"of the city"
- Uriel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my light"
- Ula
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"gem of the sea"
- Uri
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my flame, my light"
- Ura
- Unique
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"one of a kind"
- Uli
- Unathi
Origin:
XhosaMeaning:
"God is with us"
- Uranus
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"the heavens"
- Unika
- Uli
- Uzziah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my power is Yahweh"
- Ursel
- Ulises
Origin:
Spanish variation of UlyssesMeaning:
"wrathful"
- Umi
Origin:
Japanese, Malay, IndonesianMeaning:
"sea; mother"
- Uria
- Uduak
Origin:
IbibioMeaning:
"will, desire"
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