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The U sound gives names a crisp, direct quality. Names starting with U are popular across American, Arabic, Latin, India, Hebrew traditions. Browse all 312 names below, organized by gender.

Quick facts: names starting with U

  • 312 names starting with U are in our database
  • 144 girl names and 138 boy names begin with U
  • 30 gender-neutral names also start with U
  • Top origins for U names: American, Arabic, Latin

Girl Names Starting With U

144 girl names starting with U — showing top 100

#504
Unknown
unknown
#509
Nigeria
the road is good
#530
Latin
of the sea
#570
Sweden
Derived from Old Norse 'ulfr,' meaning wolf.
#573
Arabic
the name of a female companion in Islamic history
#575
Latin
Latin
#584
African
A name meaning 'to rise' or 'to elevate'
#586
Arabic
A diminutive form of Um, meaning mother or nurturer.
#593
Arabic
growing
#598
Hebrew
I will praise God
#606
USA
English
#653
India
Light
#672
Sweden
A modern variation of the name Ulrika, meaning 'wealthy heritage'
#675
American
English
#709
Hebrew
Hebrew
#709
American
Unity
#718
Spanish
Spanish
#732
Latin
Little Bear
#738
Japan
Japanese
#738
Japan
Japanese
#740
Japan
A beloved name with deep roots
#783
American
unique one
#830
Latin
wealthy; prosperous.
#839
American
Latin
#839
American
Unique
#842
American
African American Vernacular English
#860
American
You Need A
#869
India
Enlightened
#874
Pakistan
The one who is wise and intelligent
#889
English
from the old place
#915
Latin
Unique, one of a kind
#922
Poland
bright, shining
#922
Japan
a beautiful or cheerful person
#931
USA
A beloved name with deep roots
#943
American
unique
#946
Japanese
Japanese
#966
Greece
a gift from the gods
#985
Hawaiian
To surpass or excel
#1000
USA
A variant of Loretta; meaning 'laurel' or 'victory'
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1002
Latin
little bear
#1002
Poland
Little bear
#1007
American
English
#1025
American
A modern variation of the name Uriah, meaning 'my light' or 'God is my light'
#1037
Latin
bear
#1052
Nigeria
God's will
#1066
American
Joyous
#1080
American
Unique
#1090
American
Greek
#1094
Lithuania
Lithuanian
#1098
Latin
Ursula - meaning 'little bear'.
#1103
American
To Bear, Endure
#1119
Hebrew
my light
#1122
Latin
Latin
#1125
India
wave or movement
#1171
Sweden
prosperity and heritage
#1178
Latin
Spanish
#1179
Italian
well spoken
#1186
New Zealand
dear girl
#1198
Arabic
Mother
#1204
Japan
song child
#1219
American
From the ancient city of Utica in North Africa
#1229
Indonesia
favorable
#1247
American
Derived from 'Andrea', meaning brave or manly
#1250
France
Little bear
#1260
Slavic Countries
Gift of God
#1298
English
a natural brown or reddish-brown earth pigment
#1330
American
A modern name derived from 'unique', meaning 'one of a kind'.
#1356
Arabic
A beloved name with deep roots
#1381
Pakistan
نمو
#1389
France
little bear
#1394
English
an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
#1405
English
English
#1435
Japanese
Valley of beauty
#1450
American
Unity or one
#1456
American
English
#1469
American
English
#1499
Latin
Latin
#1505
Arabic
The one who is loved
#1527
Greek
Unity
#1554
Sanskrit-speaking regions
Warmth, love, fire
#1574
Sweden
Wolf; She-wolf.
#1591
Native American
an owl
#1635
African
Wealthy
#1640
Nigeria
God's will
#1672
Germanic
prosperous
#1674
Hawaii
Heavenly brightness
#1700
American
unique or one-of-a-kind
#1708
American
freedom
#1727
Spanish
a variant of the name Julieta
#1744
Latin
of the city
#1768
Spain
Poppy, a type of flower
#1786
American
Derived from the name Yolanda, meaning 'violet flower'.
#1787
India
light
#1789
Japanese
beautiful, elegant
#1790
American
A form or variation of the name Yolanda
#1804
Arab countries
the one who is loved
#1855
Greek
Greek
#1863
Italy
un derivato da Ulisse

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Boy Names Starting With U

138 boy names starting with U — showing top 100

#503
Greece
Greek
#528
American
English
#575
American
English
#603
India
Lord of the universe
#609
France
Bold or brave
#612
Arabic
Lion
#641
English
English
#643
Finland
Meaning 'brave' or 'courageous'.
#646
Scandinavia
gift, offering
#666
Nigeria
God's will
#727
Greece
Wrathful
#766
Arabic
Servant of the One who is worshipped
#793
Germanic
from the town of Ulm
#807
United Kingdom
Old English
#830
India
Sanskrit
#832
United Kingdom
Dweller by the wood.
#836
Italy
Derived from 'Ulisse', meaning 'wrathful' or 'to be angry'
#841
Liberia
English
#855
USA
Ulysses, Wrathful
#871
Spanish
God's power, divine ruler
#890
Hebrew
Hebrew
#906
India
bright, luminous, or enlightened
#913
American
English
#920
Russia
Famous power
#925
Nigeria
Heart
#926
Greece
Greek
#939
Germanic
Unseld is a surname derived from 'und' meaning 'and' and 'selig' which means 'blessed'.
#974
Greece
Greek
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1028
English
land of the ancestors
#1051
Arabic
Arabic
#1056
Turkey
honor, reputation
#1123
Latin
Wrathful
#1148
English
a place name; it could suggest 'up one’s shire'
#1164
French
Wrathful, hater
#1195
Latvia
rich, prosperous
#1205
Italian
bright warrior; famous warrior
#1214
Swahili-speaking regions
unity
#1229
Greece
Wrathful
#1230
English
a modern variant of Andre
#1269
Arabic↑ Rising
flourishing, thriving
#1323
Finland
Finnish
#1357
Latin
Latin
#1399
Mongolia
Red
#1413
Germanic
A beloved name with deep roots
#1438
India
Sanskrit
#1469
Latin
Latin
#1485
France
from the city of Urbe, pertaining to the city
#1486
Hebrew
My light; my flame.
#1504
Turkey
Means 'hope' or 'wish'.
#1505
American
English
#1511
Nigeria
Edo
#1538
American
Possibly derived from American English, meaning 'gifted' or 'talented'.
#1553
French
Wrathful
#1564
Hebrew↑ Rising
God is my strength
#1575
Albania
brave, warrior
#1593
Russia
a mountain range
#1617
India
Festival, celebration
#1625
Israel
רְשָׁעָה - Resha - 'A person of unyielding spirit'
#1645
Germanic
über (over, above)
#1657
Arabic
servant of Allah
#1659
India
bright, clear, or shining
#1664
Mexico
God is my strength
#1687
Latin
Latin
#1703
Arabic
God will increase
#1710
American
Ulysses; wrathful
#1746
Mexico
bold or brave one
#1747
Poland
A variant of Ulysses; derived from Latin meaning 'wrathful' or 'to be angry.'
#1764
Hebrew
God is a vow
#1785
India
Sanskrit
#1813
Unknown
Unknown
#1848
Turkey
Turkish
#1864
Greece
wrathful
#1866
Arabic↑ Rising
Arabic
#1893
Latin
Wrathful
#1934
Russia
Slavic
#1939
France
The name means 'from the city'.
#1945
Latin
wrathful
#1957
Israel
My light
#1963
Germanic
German
#1984
Greek
wrathful
#1996
Germanic
spear,
#2339
American↑ Rising
English
#2940
Spain
Wrathful
#3789
Arabic↑ Rising
Helper
#3986
Hebrew↑ Rising
my strength is God
#4330
Pakistan↑ Rising
عمير
#4331
Hebrew↑ Rising
My light is Yahweh
#4599
Arabic
ذئب
#5046
Hebrew↑ Rising
My strength is Yahweh.
#5234
England↑ Rising
wealthy counselor
#6855
Uzbekistan↑ Rising
Powerful
#7259
India↑ Rising
Sanskrit
#7260
Greece↑ Rising
Greek
#7261
Germanic↑ Rising
prosperity and heritage
#7685
Turkish↑ Rising
The name Uzay refers to the 'universe' or 'outer space'.

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Unisex Names Starting With U

30 gender-neutral names starting with U — showing top 30

#498
Hebrew
Hebrew
#567
Poland
luminous, gem
#585
Nigeria
God's will or God's purpose
#662
Korean
grace
#690
Germanic
German
#697
Hebrew
My light is Yahweh
#756
Greece
Wrathful (from Odysseus)
#770
Nigeria
Igbo
#801
American
From the yew tree valley
#908
Hebrew
My strength is Yahweh
#1195
Greece
wrathful
#1205
American
English
#1267
American
to take by surprise, astonish
#1395
American
Derived from Andrea, masculine form meaning 'manly'
#1599
American
The name is believed to be derived from a Native American word meaning 'deep valley'.
#1702
Japanese
Occasionally, to be full of life, lively
#1722
Uganda
Luganda
#1755
American
not yet born
#1797
Global
English
#1872
American
Derived as an abbreviation of unique; implying individuality.
#1916
Kenya
freedom
#1917
American
'One of a kind' or 'unusual'.
#1945
Nigeria
God's will or God's plan
#1952
Nigeria
Good path
#1984
Hebrew
My light is Yahweh
#1997
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#2338
Hebrew↑ Rising
Hebrew
#4729
Hebrew
my light / my flame
#7215
Japan↑ Rising
Japanese
N/A
Not named or without a name