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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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