Baby Names Starting with U
178 names, 162 with a documented meaning, from 6 origins.
Names 1–100 of 178 (page 1 of 2)
About this list
By gender: 90 for boys only, 79 for girls only, 9 recorded for both. 91% of the names in Baby Names Starting with U have a documented meaning.
By recorded origin: Arabic 39, Hebrew 4, Sanskrit 4. 131 names carry no language label.
31 names are in the 2024 US Social Security file. Best ranked: Uriel (#461, boys), Uriah (#653, boys), Ulises (#909, boys), Umar (#1,161, boys), Ulysses (#1,285, boys).
Counts are distinct names; a name recorded for both genders counts once. A documented meaning is a real gloss in our data, not an import placeholder. Origin is the label recorded in the dataset: "English", "Muslim" and "Quranic" are collection labels, not languages, so they are counted as no language label. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
Baby Names Starting with U
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | US rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uriel | god is my light | Hebrew | Boy | #461 |
| Uriah | God is my light | Hebrew | Boy | #653 |
| Umar | Life-time, age, Name of the second Caliph, The meaning of 'Umar' is linked with 'Aamir', prosperous, full of life, large, substantial. | Muslim | Boy | #1161 |
| Ulysses | odysseus | English | Boy | #1285 |
| Usman | The young of a lark, A nice pen (a literary person), name of the third Caliph of Islam. | Muslim | Boy | #1706 |
| Urijah | Variant of Uriah, which means “God is my light” | Hebrew | Boy | #2589 |
| Uri | light | Hebrew | Boy | #3036 |
| Uthman | Name of tht third Caliph,One of the companions of the Prophet (pbuh) | Muslim | Boy | #4305 |
| Umair | Intelligent, Old arabic name | Arabic | Boy | #6171 |
| Uday | One who runs fast | Muslim | Boy | #7224 |
| Usayd | Little lion | Muslim | Boy | #7224 |
| Umaiza | Adorable, Bright, Beautiful, Soft Hearted, One having good qualities. | Muslim | Girl | #7937 |
| Umayr | Residents, Populace, Old Arabic name | Arabic | Boy | #10889 |
| Ula | Uppermost, highest, High rank, prestige, glory. | Muslim | Girl | #11069 |
| Umrah | It's an Arabic name for girls and less commonly for boys that means minor pilgrimage, when Muslims perform the pilgrimage to Mecca during a time of the year other than the Hajj season. Its literal meaning is overhaul, restoration, revival. | Arabic | Boy / Girl | #12120 |
| Ubayd | Worshipper, Servant of god | Muslim | Boy | #12301 |
| Umer | Life Name of the second Caliph | Muslim | Boy | #12301 |
| Urwa | Support, handhold. Description of Ayesha by Muhammad. | Muslim | Girl | #13427 |
| Umaimah | Diminutive of Umm, mother. Name of Sahabiyah (RA). | Muslim | Girl | #15243 |
| Umaira | Living a long life, living long. | Muslim | Girl | #15243 |
| Uswa | Sunnah, practice. | Muslim | Girl | #15243 |
| Uzma | Greatest, more magnificent, supreme, more glorious, fem. of Azam. | Muslim | Girl | #15243 |
| Ubaab | Waves, heavy rain | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ubab | Waves, heavy rain. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ubad | Ubad is an Arabic name for boys that means worshipers, devoted servants of God. It is a plural of Aabid. | Arabic | Boy | |
| Ubadah | Servant of God, Worship, Name of a prominent Sahabi i.e. companion of the Prophet Muhammad. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Ubai | Ubai is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means little dad, it is a loving nickname for Abi, which means father. It derived from the A-B-A root which is used in many places in the Quran. | Quranic | Boy | |
| Ubaid | Faithful, Slave, Diminutive of Abd, small servant, servant of lower rank. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Ubaida | Servant of Allah, worshiper of Allah | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ubaidullah | Lowly servant of the Allah, Ubayy | Muslim | Boy | |
| Ubay | Old Arabic name, Servant of God | Arabic | Boy | |
| Ubayaa | Ubayaa is an Arabic name for girls that means beautiful. | Arabic | Girl | |
| Ubayaat | Ubayaat is an Arabic name for girls that means beautiful. | Arabic | Girl | |
| Ubaydullah | Servant of Allah | Muslim | Boy | |
| Ubayy | One with high self esteem, Bin Kab RA had this name. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Udai | Warrior. Udai is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means small group of warriors attacking the enemy. Udai is the diminutive form of the Arabic boy name Adiand is derived from the Quranic AIN-D-A root. | Quranic | Boy | |
| Udaina | Udaina is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means little Adan (little Eden). Adan means place of everlasting bliss. It is derived from the AIN-D-N root which is used in many places in the Quran.. Udaina is also a name for boys if taken from the A-DHAL-N root, with meanings of listener, obedient. | Quranic | Boy / Girl | |
| Udaysah | This was the name of the narrator of Hadith, daughter of Ahban al-Ghifariyah. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Udoola | Justified. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ufair | Brave, Strong and Courageous | Muslim | Boy | |
| Ufairah | Ufairah is an indirect Quranic name for girls that refers to a type of gazelle.. | Quranic | Girl | |
| Ugay | Kind of Necklace. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ugbaad | Roses | Muslim | Girl | |
| Uhaid | Uhaid is an Arabic name for boys that means covenant, promise. It is the diminutive form of Ahd. | Arabic | Boy | |
| Uhaidah | Uhaidah is an Arabic name for girls that means covenant, promise. | Arabic | Girl | |
| Uhayra | Courage | Muslim | Girl | |
| Uhban | Gentle, kind, pleasant, friendly | Muslim | Boy | |
| Uhdawi | Uhdawi is an Arabic name for boys that means guardian, protector, the one in charge. It is derived from the AIN-H26-D root which is used in many places in the Quran. | Arabic | Boy | |
| Uhee | Soul, A flower who touches heart | Muslim | Girl | |
| Uhud | Uhud is an indirect Quranic name for boys that is the name of a mountain near the city of Madina in Saudi Arabia, which was the site of the second major battle in Islamic history. The word Uhud is derived from the A-H6-D root (one, single), but the meaning of Uhud itself is unclear. | Quranic | Boy / Girl | |
| Ujaab | Impressive | Muslim | Boy | |
| Ujab | Ujab is an Arabic name for boys that meas amazement, wonder. | Arabic | Boy | |
| Ujala | Light of the universe | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ukashah | Web, Cobweb, Spider web. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Ukkashah | Web, Cobweb, Spider web. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Ulema | Intelligent one | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ulfah | Harmony, intimacy, Friendship, Familiar, love. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ulfat | Love, Affection, Familiarity, Intimacy | Muslim | Boy / Girl | |
| Ulwaan | High | Muslim | Boy | |
| Ulwiyat | Sublimity | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ulya | Noble, Elevated, Exulted, sublime, elevated, lofty, high, a women of highest social standing. class of people who live in Illiyyeen, those who have the highest rank in Paradise. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umaijid | Umaijid is an Arabic name for boys that means majestic, glorious. It is the diminutive form of Amjad. | Arabic | Boy | |
| Umaima | Umaima is an indirect Quranic name for girls that comes from Umm (mother). It means little Umm, i.e. little mother, a loving nickname for a little girl, suggesting that one day she will grow up and be a mother. It is derived from the A-M-M root which is used in many places in the Quran. | Quranic | Girl | |
| Umairah | She was the daughter of Alqamah. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umairi | Long-Lived | Muslim | Boy | |
| Umaizar | Umaizar is an Arabic name for boys that means strong man. | Arabic | Boy | |
| Umama | Proper name. Name of grand daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umamah | Proper name, young mother, name of the Prophet's granddaughter. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umara | Umara is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls. It is an ancient Arabic name, for this reason its meaning is not perfectly determinate, but its root is Ain-M-R, which has meanings of to build, to maintain, to tend to, to enliven, to inhabit, to settle in, which is used in many places in the Quran. | Quranic | Boy / Girl | |
| Umarah | Habitation, Old Arabic name | Arabic | Boy / Girl | |
| Umayma | Little mother. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umaymah | Young mother | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umaynah | Daughter of Anas bin Malik. She had this name and had narrated Hadith. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umayrah | She was the daughter of Alqamah | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umayyah | Famous Arabian tribe, A narrator of hadith | Muslim | Boy / Girl | |
| Umdah | Support. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Umdatud-Dawlah | Support of the state. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Umed | Hope, expectation, trust | Muslim | Boy | |
| Umid | Hope, expectation, trust | Muslim | Boy | |
| Umm | Mother, Used as an attributive, to make a compound of which the first part is Umm. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umm-E-Kulsum | Daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, married to Khalifa Usman (uthman) after the death of her sister Ruqayya. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umm-Kalthum | Name of the Prophets daughter | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umm-Kulthum | One with round face | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umm-Sulaim | Name of a Sahabiyah RA. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ummah | Ummah is an Arabic name for girls that means nation, community. It is used 52 times in the Quran. | Arabic | Girl | |
| Ummaiman | Blessed | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ummayyah | She was a narrator of Hadith | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ummhamdi | Thankful | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ummid | Hope. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Ummul-Hanaa | Happiness, Laughter, Joy and Delight.Ummul Hanaa is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means source of happiness and peace. Umm means mother and Hanaa means happiness and peace. Umm is used in Arabic to make an attribute stronger and to say that the person is the source of this attribute. | Quranic | Girl | |
| Ummul-Khair | Nice mother | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umnia | Gift | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umniya | Wish, desire, hope. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umniyah | a wish, an aspiration | Muslim | Girl | |
| Umran | Prosperity, Civilization, Packed population, Building | Muslim | Boy | |
| Umrao | Noble, king | Muslim | Boy | |
| Unais | Love, Affection | Muslim | Boy | |
| Unaiza | Sheep/Goat, Name of a Valley between Makkah and Taif. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Unal | Fighter, strong spirit | Muslim | Boy | |
| Unays | Smaller form of Anas | Muslim | Boy |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.