Boy Names That Start With U

144 names Boy names by letter Checked 8 Oct 2026

These boy names that start with U come straight from US birth records: 144 different boy names starting with U were given to at least five babies in a single year. The list below starts with the 100 used most often, then splits them into names popular right now, rising names, rare finds and short or long picks.

U is a small letter for boys, with only 147 names, so almost any choice here will be uncommon. Uriel and Uriah lead the current list, and Uriah is the one name still rising.

Before choosing, test how the name will be said. Some U names open with a 'you' sound and others with an 'oo' sound, and strangers may guess wrong. Ulysses and the shorter spelling Ulises show how the same name can look quite different.

Urban is a rare older pick that is simple to read, and Urijah offers another spelling of a familiar sound.

Boy names starting with U: 144
Most used ever: Ulysses 17,224 babies
Most popular in 2017: Uriel #526 overall
Common endings: -ah, -es, -ss

Top 100 boy names that start with U

Ranked by how many babies have been given each name since 1880. "Peak decade" is when the name was used most; "Trend" compares the ten years to 2017 with the ten years before.

#	Name	Babies given the name	Peak decade	Rank in 2017	Trend
1	Ulysses	17,224	2000s	#1,181	Steady
2	Uriel	15,995	2000s	#526	Steady
3	Ulises	10,022	2000s	#922	Steady
4	Uriah	8,724	2010s	#543	Rising
5	Urban	3,074	1920s	#3,563	Rising
6	Urijah	3,022	2010s	#1,141	New
7	Ubaldo	2,094	2000s	#5,260	Steady
8	Umar	2,057	2010s	#1,447	Rising
9	Uziel	1,635	2000s	#2,824	Steady
10	Ulyses	1,391	2000s	#5,260	Falling
11	Ulisses	1,188	2000s	#5,743	Steady
12	Ulices	1,128	2000s	#2,303	Falling
13	Usman	1,108	2000s	#3,651	Steady
14	Umberto	983	1920s	not given	Falling
15	Uri	927	2010s	#3,864	Rising
16	Usher	885	2010s	#3,349	Rising
17	Urbano	747	1980s	not given	Steady
18	Uvaldo	622	1990s	#12,171	Falling
19	Uzziah	592	2010s	#2,984	Rising
20	Undra	558	1960s	not given	Falling
21	Ulysee	503	1930s	not given	Rare
22	Udell	489	1920s	not given	Rare
23	Uzziel	484	2000s	#4,432	Steady
24	Ulysess	463	1920s	not given	Falling
25	Ulric	454	1920s	#6,307	Rising
26	Umair	447	2000s	#6,015	Steady
27	Uzair	435	2000s	#4,306	Steady
28	Ural	407	1920s	not given	Rare
29	Ulrich	398	2010s	#7,500	Rising
30	Ulysees	397	1930s	not given	Rare
31	Uchenna	388	2000s	#8,781	Falling
32	Utah	355	1920s	#8,781	Steady
33	Umer	325	2000s	#5,743	Steady
34	Ugo	302	1920s	not given	Falling
35	Uriyah	278	2010s	#3,288	Rising
36	Urian	265	1990s	not given	Falling
37	Ulis	256	1920s	not given	Rare
38	Ugochukwu	249	1990s	#8,781	Steady
39	Ulysse	240	1920s	not given	New
40	Usiel	234	2000s	#12,171	Steady
41	Urias	214	2010s	#7,055	Rising
42	Uday	179	2000s	#6,652	Steady
43	Uthman	172	2010s	#5,486	Rising
44	Usama	171	1990s	not given	Falling
45	Ulus	155	1920s	not given	Rare
46	Upton	150	1910s	#10,700	New
47	Ulyess	143	1920s	not given	Rare
48	Urie	141	2010s	#12,171	Rising
49	Ugonna	138	2000s	#12,171	Steady
50	Ulice	134	1920s	not given	Rare
51	Ulys	134	1910s	not given	Rare
52	Uchechukwu	125	2000s	#8,781	Rising
53	Uziah	125	2010s	#6,307	Rising
54	Uzoma	118	1990s	#10,700	Falling
55	Ustin	113	1980s	not given	Rare
56	Undray	105	1970s	not given	Falling
57	Uno	103	1910s	not given	Rare
58	Ulas	102	1920s	not given	Rare
59	Usbaldo	90	1980s	not given	Falling
60	Ulmer	88	1920s	not given	Rare
61	Ulrick	85	1980s	not given	Falling
62	Ukiah	80	2000s	not given	Steady
63	Uel	75	1920s	not given	Rare
64	Urho	72	1910s	not given	Rare
65	Ules	69	1920s	not given	Rare
66	Urbain	57	1920s	not given	Rare
67	Uless	56	1920s	not given	Rare
68	Ulyss	54	1910s	not given	Rare
69	Unkown	49	1990s	not given	Falling
70	Ubaid	42	2010s	#12,171	New
71	Usamah	42	1990s	not given	Falling
72	Ulyssee	39	1930s	not given	Rare
73	Uyless	39	1920s	not given	Rare
74	Uber	36	2000s	not given	Falling
75	Ulyesses	36	1920s	not given	Rare
76	Utkarsh	32	2000s	not given	Steady
77	Uryah	30	2010s	#8,078	New
78	Uwe	30	1960s	not given	Rare
79	Uhuru	28	1970s	not given	Rare
80	Ulrik	27	2010s	#8,781	Rising
81	Uwais	27	2010s	not given	New
82	Uzay	26	2010s	#9,625	New
83	Umut	24	2010s	not given	Steady
84	Ulysis	22	1990s	not given	Falling
85	Uilliam	17	2010s	#10,700	New
86	Usvaldo	17	1990s	not given	Rare
87	Uyiosa	17	2010s	#10,700	New
88	Union	16	1920s	#12,171	New
89	Ulizes	15	1990s	not given	Falling
90	Umbert	15	1920s	not given	Rare
91	Underwood	15	1920s	not given	Rare
92	Undre	15	1960s	not given	Rare
93	Utsav	15	2000s	not given	Falling
94	Uzayr	15	2010s	not given	Rising
95	Ulisis	12	1990s	not given	Falling
96	Udochukwu	11	2010s	not given	New
97	Ubong	10	1970s	not given	Rare
98	Udbhav	10	2000s	not given	Steady
99	Ulisess	10	1990s	not given	Falling
100	Usmaan	9	2000s	not given	Falling

Popular boy names starting with U right now

The most used U names for boys in 2017, with their national rank among all boy names.

Uriel #526
Uriah #543
Ulises #922
Urijah #1141
Ulysses #1181
Umar #1447
Ulices #2303
Uziel #2824
Uzziah #2984
Uriyah #3288
Usher #3349
Urban #3563
Usman #3651
Uri #3864
Uzair #4306
Uzziel #4432
Ubaldo #5260
Ulyses #5260
Uthman #5486
Ulisses #5743
Umer #5743
Umair #6015
Ulric #6307
Uziah #6307
Uday #6652
Urias #7055
Ulrich #7500
Uryah #8078
Uchenna #8781
Utah #8781

Rising boy names with U

Names used far more in the last ten years than in the ten years before.

Urijah
Uriah

Unique and rare boy names that start with U

Real names that are still being given today but stay uncommon, so a child is unlikely to share it with a classmate.

Urijah
Umar
Uziel
Uzziah
Usher
Usman
Ulices
Ulisses
Uri
Urban
Ubaldo
Uzziel
Uzair
Umair
Ulyses
Umer
Ulrich
Ulric
Uchenna
Uvaldo
Urbano
Utah
Umberto
Ulysess

Short boy names that start with U

Four letters or fewer: easy to spell, easy to call across a playground.

Umar
Uri
Ural
Utah
Umer
Ugo
Ulis
Uday
Ulus
Urie
Ulys
Uno
Ulas
Uel
Urho
Ules
Uber
Uwe
Uzay
Umut

Long boy names with U

Eight letters or more, often with ready-made nicknames.

Ugochukwu
Uchechukwu
Ulyesses
Underwood
Udochukwu
Uladimir
Ubaidullah
Ulyssess

Boy names that start and end with U

Names that begin and end with the same letter, U.

Ugochukwu
Uchechukwu
Uhuru
Udochukwu

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Questions people ask

What is the most popular boy name that starts with U?

Ulysses is the most used boy name starting with U in US records, given to 17,224 babies since 1880. In 2017 the most popular was Uriel, ranked #526 among all boy names.

How many boy names start with U?

US birth records list 144 different boy names starting with U, counting every name given to at least five babies in a year.

What are some unique boy names that start with U?

Uncommon names still in use include Urijah, Umar, Uziel, Uzziah, Usher, Usman.

Which boy names start and end with U?

Ugochukwu, Uchechukwu, Uhuru, Udochukwu all begin and end with U.

What are short boy names that start with U?

Short picks include Umar, Uri, Ural, Utah, Umer, Ugo, Ulis.

Source: US Social Security baby name records for every name given to at least 5 babies in a year, from 1880 to 2017. Names are grouped as boy names when most babies given the name were boys.