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Names that start with U

The most given girls’ name starting with U in 2025 was Unique (73, #2456), and for boys Uriel (708, #446). 80 names starting with U were given to 5 or more babies that year.

Ranks: the 2025 SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.

The most given U names of 2025

Girls: 31 names starting with U were ranked in 2025
U.S. rankNameBirths 2025Rank 20151996-2025
2456Unique73#1,564
2749Ulani63#8,903
3025Uma55#2,709
3245Una49#3,526
4537Unity31#5,116
4656Uriah30#4,972
4746Ursula29#3,755
6305Urvi19#9,442
7105Umaiza16#10,093
7106Umi16#11,770
8318Umrah13not ranked
8319Urielle13not ranked
8320Uriyah13#12,923
9418Ulanni11not ranked
9419Uriel11#11,771
9420Uwase11not ranked
10053Udy10not ranked
10054Ursa10not ranked
10842Umaira9not ranked
10843Umay9not ranked
10844Umme9#16,276
10845Uriella9not ranked
11847Ulla8#18,913
13085Uliana7#7,587
14792Ulyana6#6,959
17083Uilani5not ranked
17084Ula5#11,769
17085Umai5not ranked
17086Umaima5not ranked
17087Umamah5not ranked
Boys: 49 names starting with U were ranked in 2025
U.S. rankNameBirths 2025Rank 20151996-2025
446Uriel708#573
650Uriah427#577
1043Ulises213#912
1164Umar180#1,443
1201Ulysses169#1,085
1424Uziel127#2,211
1607Usman106#2,960
1974Usher78#2,715
2225Uzziah64#2,560
2791Unique46#7,455
2875Urijah44#883
2935Ulices43#6,292
2983Uri42#3,767
3374Uzair35#3,768
3744Uzziel30#5,273
4239Uthman25#6,645
4690Urias22#5,726
5372Urban18#3,221
5585Ulrich17#5,725
5586Umair17#4,691
5826Ulisses16#3,974
5827Uriyah16#4,692
6419Usmon14not ranked
7637Ubaldo11#5,272
7638Uhtred11not ranked
7639Usayd11not ranked
7640Uziah11#10,549
8198Ubayd10not ranked
8199Uday10#9,494
8200Ugonna10#8,689

Trend lines: births per year, 1996-2025.

The most given U names of all time

Girls
NameBirths since 1880
Ursula14,811
Una8,108
Unique7,615
Uma1,901
Ula1,618
Uriah915
Unity805
Ulani667
Ura508
Uniqua488
Urvi399
Uyen397
Boys
NameBirths since 1880
Uriel21,075
Ulysses18,655
Uriah12,077
Ulises11,944
Urijah3,693
Urban3,264
Umar3,205
Uziel2,500
Ubaldo2,223
Usman1,728
Ulices1,585
Ulyses1,446

All time: births summed over 1880-2025.

Every name starting with U, A to Z