Baby Names That Start With U
U is a tiny, distinctive corner of the alphabet: names like Uriel, Una, and Ulysses almost never meet a classmate with the same initial. Hebrew and Latin origins account for most of the group, and the scarcity itself is the letter’s main draw. The list below holds 174 researched U names across girl, boy, and unisex usage, with American, English and Arabic the most common origins. In the 2025 U.S. Social Security data, Unique (No. 2456 for girls) and Uriel (No. 446 for boys) lead the U names.
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Baby Names That Start With U List
174 curated ideas with quick meanings or usage notes.
#1
Umar
Meaning: Flourishing or long-lived
Origin: Arabic
#2
Usman
Meaning: Young bustard bird or wise, powerful one
Origin: Arabic / Turkish
#3
Uzair
Meaning: Helper
Origin: Arabic
#4
Uriel
Meaning: God is my light
Origin: Hebrew
#5
Uthman
Meaning: Young bustard bird
Origin: Arabic
#6
Umair
Meaning: Long-lived, prosperous
Origin: Arabic
#7
Usayd
Meaning: Little lion
Origin: Arabic
#8
Ubayd
Meaning: Little servant
Origin: Arabic
#9
Uthmaan
Meaning: Young bustard bird
Origin: Arabic variant
#10
Uwais
Meaning: Little wolf
Origin: Arabic
#11
Umut
Meaning: Hope
Origin: Turkish
#12
Uriah
Meaning: God is my light
Origin: Hebrew
#13
Ugochukwu
Meaning: God’s glory
Origin: Igbo
#14
Ubaid
Meaning: Little servant
Origin: Arabic
#15
Umer
Meaning: Flourishing, long-lived
Origin: Arabic variant
#16
Uraz
Meaning: Happiness, good fortune
Origin: Turkic
#17
Uday
Meaning: Rising, sunrise
Origin: Sanskrit
#18
Ugonna
Meaning: Father’s pride or eagle of the father
Origin: Igbo
#19
Uzayr
Meaning: Help, helper
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
#20
Uchechukwu
Meaning: God’s will or mind of God
Origin: Igbo
#21
Udayveer
Meaning: Rising brave one
Origin: Sanskrit / Punjabi
#22
Ugomsinachi
Meaning: I walk with God
Origin: Igbo
#23
Unais
Meaning: Friendly, sociable
Origin: Arabic
#24
Usama
Meaning: Lion
Origin: Arabic
#25
Uchenna
Meaning: God’s thought or will
Origin: Igbo
#26
Ulysses
Meaning: Wrathful
Origin: Latin / Greek
#27
Umayr
Meaning: Flourishing, long-lived
Origin: Arabic diminutive
#28
Urhan
Meaning: Modern Turkic-style name with uncertain etymology
Origin: Turkish / Modern usage
#29
Ubaidah
Meaning: Little servant
Origin: Arabic
#30
Ubayda
Meaning: Little servant
Origin: Arabic variant
#31
Ubaydah
Meaning: Little servant
Origin: Arabic variant
#32
Udochukwu
Meaning: God’s peace
Origin: Igbo
#33
Ugonnaya
Meaning: Father’s pride
Origin: Igbo
#34
Uzziah
Meaning: My strength is Yahweh
Origin: Hebrew
#35
Ubayy
Meaning: Little father or elevated one
Origin: Arabic
#36
Udaybir
Meaning: Rising brave one
Origin: Sanskrit / Punjabi
#37
Udham
Meaning: Effort, endeavour
Origin: Sanskrit / Punjabi
#38
Ugnius
Meaning: Fire
Origin: Lithuanian
#39
Ugo
Meaning: Mind, spirit
Origin: Italian / Germanic
#40
Uhtred
Meaning: Dawn counsel
Origin: Old English
#41
Ukasha
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#42
Umor
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#43
Upkar
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#44
Uri
Meaning: My light
Origin: Hebrew
#45
Usmaan
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#46
Uzain
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#47
Una
Meaning: One, unity
Origin: Latin / Irish
#48
Umme
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#49
Umaiza
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#50
Uma
Meaning: Light, splendour
Origin: Sanskrit
#51
Urwa
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#52
Umaymah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#53
Umaima
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#54
Umayma
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#55
Ursula
Meaning: Little bear
Origin: Latin
#56
Umrah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#57
Umaimah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#58
Umairah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#59
Umamah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#60
Umm
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#61
Umama
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#62
Umay
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#63
Ula
Meaning: Sea jewel or wealth
Origin: Celtic / Scandinavian
#64
Umme-Hani
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#65
Uriella
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#66
Urwah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#67
Umayyah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#68
Umme-Haani
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#69
Urvi
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#70
Ugochi
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#71
Umayrah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#72
Umm-E-Hani
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#73
Ummehani
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#74
Unaysah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#75
Urenna
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#76
Uzma
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Arabic
#77
Umaizah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#78
Umarah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#79
Ummay
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#80
Unathi
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#81
Unique
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#82
Unzila
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#83
Uriela
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#84
Uswa
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#85
Uthra
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#86
Uzoma
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#87
Ulises
Meaning: Wrathful or Odysseus form
Origin: Spanish / Greek
#88
Urijah
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#89
Uziel
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#90
Ubaldo
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#91
Ulisses
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#92
Ulices
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#93
Usher
Meaning: Door keeper
Origin: English
#94
Ulyses
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#95
Uzziel
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#96
Urban
Meaning: Of the city
Origin: Latin
#97
Uvaldo
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#98
Urbano
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#99
Uriyah
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#100
Umberto
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#101
Urian
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#102
Usiel
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#103
Ulric
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#104
Urias
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#105
Ulrich
Meaning: Prosperity and power
Origin: Germanic
#106
Undra
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#107
Urie
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#108
Uziah
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#109
Utah
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#110
Ustin
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#111
Ukiah
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#112
Usbaldo
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#113
Ulrick
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#114
Ulysess
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#115
Usamah
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#116
Uniqua
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#117
Unity
Meaning: Oneness
Origin: English
#118
Uyen
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#119
Ulani
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#120
Ulyssa
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#121
Uchechi
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#122
Ulyana
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#123
Unika
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#124
Undrea
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#125
Uilani
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#126
Ulanda
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#127
Umi
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#128
Urania
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#129
Uliana
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#130
Ubah
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#131
Usha
Meaning: Dawn
Origin: Sanskrit
#132
Urmi
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#133
Unica
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#134
Urja
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#135
Uzoamaka
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#136
Urooj
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#137
Umeko
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#138
Ulissa
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#139
Umeka
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#140
Uniquia
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#141
Utopia
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#142
Ullanda
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#143
Umu
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#144
Uniquea
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#145
Udy
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#146
Ubon
Meaning: lotus
Origin: Thai
#147
Udom
Meaning: highest, best, supreme
Origin: Thai
#148
Uzay
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#149
Uryah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#150
Uber
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#151
Utkarsh
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#152
Ulysis
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#153
Ulrik
Meaning: Prosperity and power
Origin: Scandinavian
#154
Ulisis
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#155
Uilliam
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#156
Upton
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#157
Uyiosa
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#158
Utsav
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#159
Udbhav
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#160
Ulisess
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#161
Unyque
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#162
Umika
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#163
Urielle
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#164
Uriana
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#165
Ushna
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#166
Ualani
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#167
Ulla
Meaning: Will, determination, or little bear
Origin: Scandinavian
#168
Uzuri
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#169
Udo
Meaning: Wealth or fortune
Origin: Germanic
#170
Ulf
Meaning: Wolf
Origin: Germanic
#171
Ulrike
Meaning: Prosperity and power
Origin: Germanic
#172
Undine
Meaning: Little wave
Origin: Latin
#173
Uta
Meaning: Prosperity, riches
Origin: Germanic
#174
Ulan
Meaning: Firstborn twin or red
Origin: African / Turkic
How To Use This U Baby Names List
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Gender Mix
This page currently includes 82 girl names, 92 boy names, and 0 unisex names beginning with U.
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Sound And Flow
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Length Mix
Short names
37
Compact names that can pair well with longer surnames or double-barrel middle names.
Examples: Umar, Umut, Umer, Uraz, Uday, Ugo.
Medium names
126
Balanced names with enough sound to feel complete while still staying easy to say.
Examples: Usman, Uzair, Uriel, Uthman, Umair, Usayd.
Long names
11
Longer names that often bring formal style, rhythm, and nickname options.
Examples: Ugochukwu, Uchechukwu, Udayveer, Ugomsinachi, Udochukwu, Ugonnaya.
Common Endings
Ending sounds affect flow with the surname and can make names feel softer, sharper, brighter, or more traditional.
Ends in A
48
Examples: Ugonna, Usama, Uchenna, Ubayda, Ugonnaya, Ukasha.
Ends in H
25
Examples: Uriah, Ubaidah, Ubaydah, Uzziah, Umaymah, Umrah.
Ends in I
16
Examples: Ugomsinachi, Uri, Umme-Hani, Umme-Haani, Urvi, Ugochi.
Ends in N
13
Examples: Usman, Uthman, Uthmaan, Urhan, Usmaan, Uzain.
Popular U Baby Names In U.S. SSA 2025 Data
These are the highest-count U names in the U.S. SSA 2025 baby-name data. Treat this as a U.S. popularity signal, then use the full list above for meanings, origins, and a wider mix of styles.
Girl names
View list- Unique rank #2,456 - 73 births
- Ulani rank #2,749 - 63 births
- Uma rank #3,025 - 55 births
- Una rank #3,245 - 49 births
- Unity rank #4,537 - 31 births
Boy names
View list- Uriel rank #446 - 708 births
- Uriah rank #650 - 427 births
- Ulises rank #1,043 - 213 births
- Umar rank #1,164 - 180 births
- Ulysses rank #1,201 - 169 births
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby name data, 2025. SSA public files include names with at least five births in a year; non-name records are excluded from this editorial summary.
Useful Styles In This List
Popular and familiar
Recognisable names that are useful when you want the shortlist to feel familiar rather than experimental.
Examples: Umar, Usman, Uzair, Uriel, Uthman, Umair, Usayd, Ubayd.
Classic
Longer-lasting names that tend to work beyond one naming trend or birth year.
Examples: Umar, Usman, Uriel, Uthman, Uthmaan, Uriah, Umer, Ulysses.
Modern
Contemporary-feeling names, shorter forms, and names that fit current baby-name browsing habits.
Examples: Urhan, Urijah, Uziel, Ubaldo, Ulisses, Ulices, Ulyses, Uzziel.
Nature
Names connected with plants, seasons, sky, water, animals, landscape, or natural imagery.
Examples: Uwais, Uday, Ursula, Ula, Usha, Ubon, Undine.
Spiritual and meaning-led
Names where meaning, faith tradition, virtue, or symbolic use may matter more than sound alone.
Examples: Uzair, Uriel, Umair, Ubayd, Uriah, Ugochukwu, Ubaid, Uzayr.
Distinctive
Less expected choices that may suit parents looking beyond the most familiar shortlist.
Examples: Ula, Uzay, Uryah, Uber, Utkarsh, Ulysis, Ulrik, Ulisis.
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