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The U sound gives names a crisp, direct quality. This list covers boy names starting with U, popular across Hebrew, Arabic, American, India, Greece traditions.

Quick facts: boy names starting with U

  • 161 boy names start with U in our database
  • 161 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: Hebrew, Arabic, American
  • See the full combined list at Starting With U for all genders

Boy Names Starting With U

161 boy names starting with U

#446
Hebrew↑ Rising
Hebrew
#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
#650
Hebrew
My light is Yahweh
#662
Korean
grace
#666
Nigeria
God's will
#690
Germanic
German
#727
Greece
Wrathful
#766
Arabic
Servant of the One who is worshipped
#793
Germanic
from the town of Ulm
#801
American
From the yew tree valley
#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
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1000
Modern coinage
wrathful — from Ulysses
#1000
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1000
Old Norse
wolf
#1028
English
land of the ancestors
#1043
Greece
Wrathful (from Odysseus)
#1051
Arabic
Arabic
#1056
Turkey
honor, reputation
#1123
Latin
Wrathful
#1148
English
a place name; it could suggest 'up one’s shire'
#1164
Arabic
flourishing, thriving
#1164
French
Wrathful, hater
#1195
Latvia
rich, prosperous
#1201
Greece↑ Rising
wrathful
#1205
Italian
bright warrior; famous warrior
#1214
Swahili-speaking regions
unity
#1229
Greece
Wrathful
#1230
English
a modern variant of Andre
#1267
American
to take by surprise, astonish
#1323
Finland
Finnish
#1357
Latin
Latin
#1395
American
Derived from Andrea, masculine form meaning 'manly'
#1399
Mongolia
Red
#1413
Germanic
A beloved name with deep roots
#1424
Hebrew
God is my strength
#1438
India
Sanskrit
#1469
Latin
Latin
#1485
France
from the city of Urbe, pertaining to the city
#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
#1575
Albania
brave, warrior
#1593
Russia
a mountain range
#1607
Arabic↑ Rising
Arabic
#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
#1722
Uganda
Luganda
#1746
Mexico
bold or brave one
#1747
Poland
A variant of Ulysses; derived from Latin meaning 'wrathful' or 'to be angry.'
#1755
American
not yet born
#1764
Hebrew
God is a vow
#1785
India
Sanskrit
#1813
Unknown
Unknown
#1848
Turkey
Turkish
#1864
Greece
wrathful
#1872
American
Derived as an abbreviation of unique; implying individuality.
#1893
Latin
Wrathful
#1916
Kenya
freedom
#1934
Russia
Slavic
#1939
France
The name means 'from the city'.
#1945
Latin
wrathful
#1952
Nigeria
Good path
#1963
Germanic
German
#1974
American↑ Rising
English
#1984
Greek
wrathful
#1996
Germanic
spear,
#2225
Hebrew↑ Rising
My strength is Yahweh
#2876
Hebrew
My light is Yahweh
#2936
Spain
Wrathful
#2984
Hebrew↑ Rising
Hebrew
#3293
English↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#3375
Arabic↑ Rising
Helper
#3745
Hebrew↑ Rising
my strength is God
#4240
Arabic↑ Rising
ذئب
#5374
Latin↑ Rising
Latin
#5587
Germanic↑ Rising
prosperity and heritage
#5588
Pakistan↑ Rising
عمير
#5828
Greece↑ Rising
Greek
#6423
Uzbekistan
Powerful
#7641
Italy
Italian
#7642
England
wealthy counselor
#7643
Arabia↑ Rising
a lion or a small lion
#7644
Hebrew
My strength is Yahweh.
#7718
Hebrew
My strength is Yahweh
#8202
Arabic↑ Rising
a servant or worshipper
#8203
India
Sanskrit
#8204
Nigeria↑ Rising
God's will or God's purpose
#8205
American↑ Rising
The name is believed to be derived from a Native American word meaning 'deep valley'.
#8322
Hebrew↑ Rising
my light / my flame
#8857
American↑ Rising
People of the mountain
#8936
Turkey↑ Rising
hope
#8937
Turkish↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#9636
Nigeria↑ Rising
God's will or God's plan
#9637
Nigeria↑ Rising
Igbo
#9638
Greece↑ Rising
The name means 'wrathful' or 'to be angry'. It is derived from Odysseus (Οδυσσεύς), the legendary hero of Homer's epics.
#9639
Hebrew↑ Rising
my light
#9640
Hebrew↑ Rising
My strength is God
#9641
Arabic↑ Rising
young wolf
—
India↑ Rising
One who is brave and courageous
—
Germanic↑ Rising
Rich in wolves
—
Uzbekistan↑ Rising
Long-lived
—
Ukrainian
to be brave, courageous
—
Nigeria
Igbo
—
Spain↑ Rising
He will come
—
Hebrew
My light; my flame.
—
Spanish↑ Rising
uvaldo
—
Global
English
—
Arabic
Arabic
—
India
Unique
—
India↑ Rising
the stage of development
—
Arabic
Arabic
—
Welsh
God is my light
—
India
the one who brings light
—
Denmark↑ Rising
powerful ruler
—
Turkish
The name Uzay refers to the 'universe' or 'outer space'.
—
Nigeria
God's will
—
Greece
wrathful, to be angry
—
Italian
Italian
—
Scandinavia
Old Norse
—
Uzbekistan
Great Prince
—
India
Bengali
—
Kazakhstan
Kazakh
—
N/A
Not named or without a name
—
Middle East
Arabic
—
Italy↑ Rising
Mind, spirit
—
Arabic
Arabic
—
England
English
—
Spanish
from the city, urban
—
Arabic
Helper, supporter.

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