Girl Names That Start With U

149 names Girl names by letter Checked 8 Oct 2026

These girl names that start with U come straight from US birth records: 149 different girl 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.

Only 150 girl names begin with U, which makes it a very small letter. None are rising, so a U name is a quiet, uncommon choice.

Short options lead the way. Una, Uma and Ula are two syllables each, with simple spelling and an easy rhythm before almost any surname.

Ursula is the longest of the familiar picks and suits a short last name. Unity is a word name that some parents like for its clear sound. The opening U can be said more than one way, so say the name to a few people and listen to how they repeat it.

Girl names starting with U: 149
Most used ever: Ursula 14,575 babies
Most popular in 2017: Unique #1686 overall
Common endings: -na, -la, -ka

Top 100 girl 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	Ursula	14,575	1960s	#4,273	Steady
2	Una	7,670	1920s	#3,367	Rising
3	Unique	6,758	2000s	#1,686	Steady
4	Ula	1,584	1920s	not given	Steady
5	Uma	1,357	2000s	#2,445	Steady
6	Ura	508	1910s	not given	Rare
7	Uniqua	488	1990s	not given	Falling
8	Unity	484	2000s	#4,547	Steady
9	Uyen	389	1980s	#9,885	Steady
10	Ulanda	364	1970s	not given	Rare
11	Unice	300	1920s	not given	Rare
12	Ulani	248	2000s	#5,622	Steady
13	Urvi	246	2000s	#8,717	Steady
14	Uldine	228	1920s	not given	Rare
15	Urania	207	1970s	not given	Falling
16	Ulyssa	189	2000s	not given	Steady
17	Undrea	186	1970s	not given	Falling
18	Ulonda	176	1970s	not given	Rare
19	Uva	176	1920s	not given	Rare
20	Uzma	150	1980s	not given	Falling
21	Usha	147	1970s	not given	Steady
22	Umaiza	146	2010s	#6,770	Rising
23	Unika	123	1990s	not given	Rare
24	Ulyana	113	2010s	#5,789	Rising
25	Umeka	109	1970s	not given	Rare
26	Ugochi	106	2000s	not given	Falling
27	Uchechi	97	2000s	not given	Falling
28	Uilani	97	1980s	not given	Steady
29	Undine	95	1910s	not given	Rare
30	Ursala	92	1970s	not given	Rare
31	Unita	84	1960s	not given	Rare
32	Ulah	83	1920s	not given	Rare
33	Ulla	73	1920s	#12,630	Rising
34	Umi	65	2010s	#11,533	Rising
35	Uliana	64	2010s	#10,624	Rising
36	Ubah	60	2010s	#12,630	Rising
37	Ulrica	60	1970s	not given	Rare
38	Umaima	54	2010s	#9,885	Rising
39	Umeko	52	1990s	not given	Rare
40	Uganda	46	1970s	not given	Rare
41	Urmi	45	2000s	not given	Falling
42	Utopia	44	1980s	not given	Rare
43	Unica	42	1990s	not given	Falling
44	Uzoamaka	40	1980s	not given	New
45	Uldene	37	1920s	not given	Rare
46	Urja	37	2000s	not given	Falling
47	Umme	36	2010s	#9,280	Rising
48	Ulrike	35	1960s	not given	Rare
49	Uraina	35	1970s	not given	Rare
50	Ursela	35	1960s	not given	Rare
51	Uhura	32	1970s	not given	Rare
52	Unborn	32	1970s	not given	Rare
53	Uneeda	31	1960s	not given	Rare
54	Urooj	31	1990s	not given	Falling
55	Udana	30	1970s	not given	Rare
56	Urwa	29	2010s	not given	New
57	Ulissa	28	1990s	not given	Falling
58	Uniquia	25	1990s	not given	Rare
59	Ursuline	25	1920s	not given	Rare
60	Utahna	25	1910s	not given	Rare
61	Ute	25	1960s	not given	Rare
62	Ullanda	24	1980s	not given	Rare
63	Ursa	24	1920s	#15,794	New
64	Umika	23	2010s	not given	New
65	Uriana	23	2000s	#14,025	Steady
66	Utha	23	1920s	not given	Rare
67	Uarda	21	1910s	not given	Rare
68	Uta	21	1960s	not given	Rare
69	Umu	20	2010s	not given	Rising
70	Uniquea	19	1990s	not given	Rare
71	Urica	19	1970s	not given	Rare
72	Ulana	18	1950s	not given	Rare
73	Ursla	18	1970s	not given	Rare
74	Udy	17	2010s	not given	New
75	Ulisa	17	1970s	not given	Rare
76	Ulma	17	1920s	not given	Rare
77	Umeki	17	1970s	not given	Rare
78	Uniqueka	17	1990s	not given	Rare
79	Ukari	16	1990s	not given	Falling
80	Urenna	16	2010s	#14,025	New
81	Uroosa	16	1990s	not given	Rare
82	Ursel	16	1910s	not given	Rare
83	Umekia	15	1970s	not given	Rare
84	Ureka	15	1970s	not given	Rare
85	Ushna	15	2000s	not given	Falling
86	Unyque	12	2000s	not given	New
87	Urielle	12	2010s	not given	New
88	Utako	12	1920s	not given	Rare
89	Uda	11	1920s	not given	Rare
90	Ualani	10	2000s	not given	Steady
91	Uldean	10	1920s	not given	Rare
92	Uleta	10	1920s	not given	Rare
93	Umeno	10	1910s	not given	Rare
94	Uretta	10	1910s	not given	Rare
95	Ursulla	10	1960s	not given	Rare
96	Uzuri	10	2000s	not given	New
97	Ulrika	8	1970s	not given	Rare
98	Uniyah	8	2000s	not given	Falling
99	Ufemia	7	1950s	not given	Rare
100	Umayah	7	2000s	not given	Falling

Popular girl names starting with U right now

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

Unique #1686
Uma #2445
Una #3367
Ursula #4273
Unity #4547
Ulani #5622
Ulyana #5789
Umaiza #6770
Urvi #8717
Umme #9280
Uyen #9885
Umaima #9885
Uliana #10624
Umi #11533
Ulla #12630
Ubah #12630
Uriana #14025
Urenna #14025
Ursa #15794

Unique and rare girl 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.

Uma
Unity
Ula
Uyen
Uniqua

Classic and vintage U names

Names that peaked before the 1960s. Many are now rare enough to feel fresh again.

Una 1920s

Short girl names that start with U

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

Una
Ula
Uma
Ura
Uyen
Urvi
Uva
Uzma
Usha
Ulah
Ulla
Umi
Ubah
Urmi
Urja
Umme
Urwa
Ute
Ursa
Utha

Long girl names with U

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

Uzoamaka
Ursuline
Uniqueka
Ummehani
Uniquewa
Ursaline

Girl names that start and end with U

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

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Questions people ask

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

Ursula is the most used girl name starting with U in US records, given to 14,575 babies since 1880. In 2017 the most popular was Unique, ranked #1686 among all girl names.

How many girl names start with U?

US birth records list 149 different girl names starting with U, counting every name given to at least five babies in a year.

What are some unique girl names that start with U?

Uncommon names still in use include Uma, Unity, Ula, Uyen, Uniqua.

Which girl names start and end with U?

Umu all begin and end with U.

What are short girl names that start with U?

Short picks include Una, Ula, Uma, Ura, Uyen, Urvi, Uva.

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 girl names when most babies given the name were girls.