Choosing your baby boy’s name can be one of the most enjoyable parts of preparing for his arrival. If you’re looking for boy names that start with U, you’ll find familiar choices such as Uriel and Uriah alongside names you may not have heard before.

Each name below includes a meaning or origin to give you more context as you make a shortlist. Try saying your favorites with your last name and considering any nicknames you might use.

Boy Names That Start With U

Popular Boy Names That Start With U

According to the Social Security Administration’s 2025 data, Uriel and Uriah ranked among the top 1,000 U.S. boy names.¹

1. Uriah — A Hebrew name meaning “Yahweh is my light.”

2. Uriel — A Hebrew name meaning “God is my light.”

51 Rare Boy Names That Start With U

1. Uati — The Samoan form of Walter; uati is also the Samoan word for “watch” or “clock.”

2. Ubadah — An Arabic name meaning “he who serves you.”

3. Ubaldo — An Italian and Spanish name from Germanic elements meaning “mind” or “spirit” and “bold” or “brave.”

4. Ubbe — An Old Swedish and Danish name related to Ubbi. It may also be used as a diminutive of Urban.

5. Ubiratan — A Tupi name meaning “strong spear,” also used in Brazilian Portuguese.

6. Uchechi — A Nigerian name meaning “God’s will.”

7. Udale — Old English for “yew tree valley.”

8. Uday — This name means “to rise” in Sanskrit.

9. Udayasuryan — This name means “rising sun” in Sanskrit.

10. Udolph — Old English for “wolf wealth.”

11. Ufuk — This name means “horizon” in Turkish.

12. Ugo — The Italian form of Hugh, from a Germanic element meaning “mind” or “spirit.”

13. Ugochukwu — An Igbo name meaning “eagle of God.”

14. Ugonna — This name means “father’s glory” in Igbo.

15. Uhtred — An Old English name formed from elements meaning “pre-dawn” and “counsel.”

16. Uilleam — The Scottish Gaelic form of William.

17. Uisdean — The Scottish Gaelic form of the Old Norse name Eysteinn.

18. Ukko — This name means “old man” in Finnish.

19. Ulf — An Old Norse name meaning “wolf.”

20. Ulick — An Irish form of William.

21. Ulric — The Middle English form of the Old English name Wulfric, formed from elements meaning “wolf” and “ruler.”

22. Ulugbek — An Uzbek name from Turkic elements meaning “great” and “chieftain” or “ruler.”

23. Ulvi — Turkish for “exalted.”

24. Ulysses — The Latin form of Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s Odyssey.

25. Umar — An Arabic name meaning “flourishing” or “long-lived.”

26. Umberto — The Italian form of the Germanic name Humbert.

27. Umed — A Tajik name derived from the Persian word for “hope.”

28. Umer — This name means “flourishing” in Urdu.

29. Umukoro — This name means “young man” in Urhobo.

30. Unai — A Basque name meaning “cowherd.”

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31. Urban — A name derived from the Latin Urbanus, meaning “city dweller.”

32. Urbanus — A Latin name meaning “city dweller.”

33. Uri — A Hebrew name meaning “my light.”

34. Uriasz — The Polish form of Uriah, a Hebrew name meaning “Yahweh is my light.”

35. Urien — An Old Welsh name possibly meaning “born of an heir.”

36. Urki — This name means “birch tree” in Basque.

37. Urs — German for “bear.”

38. Ursino — This name means “bear” in Italian and Spanish.

39. Usama — An Arabic name meaning “lion.”

40. Usman — The Urdu form of the Arabic name Uthman, which means “baby bustard.”

41. Usnavi — A modern name derived from “U.S. Navy” and best known from In the Heights.

42. Utendi — This name means “act” or “deed” in Swahili.

43. Uther — Welsh for “terrible.”

44. Uthman — An Arabic name meaning “baby bustard.”

45. Utku — This name means “victory” in Turkish.

46. Uttam — This name means “highest” in Sanskrit.

47. Uttambir — Hindi for “brave warrior.”

48. Uwais — An Arabic name meaning “wolf.”

49. Uwe — The German form of Ove.

50. Uzayr — The Arabic form of Ezra.

51. Uzi — The modern Hebrew form of Uzzi, meaning “my power.”

54 Distinctive Boy Names That Start With U

1. Ualan — The Scottish Gaelic form of Valentine.

2. Udayachal — This name means “the eastern horizon” in Sanskrit.

3. Uddip — In Sanskrit, this name means “giving light.”

4. Udell — Old English for “yew tree valley.”

5. Udi — A Hebrew diminutive of Ehud.

6. Udo — A German variant of Otto.

7. Udolfo — This name means “famous wolf” in German.

8. Ugène — The Norman form of Eugene.

9. Ugolino — An Italian diminutive of Ugo.

10. Uhila — This name means “lightning” in Tongan.

11. Ujjain — This is the name of one of the seven sacred Hindu cities in India.

12. Uku — An Estonian name associated with the god of weather and lightning in Estonian mythology.

13. Ulagan — This name means “worldly man” in Tamil.

14. Ulan — A Kyrgyz name meaning “young man” or “boy.”

15. Uldis — A Latvian diminutive of Ulrihs that is now used independently.

16. Ulfert — A West Frisian and East Frisian variant of Olfert.

17. Ulger — An archaic Louisiana Creole variant of Eucher.

18. Ulises — The Spanish form of Ulysses.

19. Ull — Old Norse for “glory.”

20. Ullmar — This name means “fame of the wolf” in Old English.

21. Ulmer — A German name meaning “from the city of Ulm.”

22. Ulrich — German for “heritage” and “ruler.”

23. Ultan — An Irish name meaning “of Ulster.”

24. Umair — An Arabic name and the usual Urdu form of Umayr.

25. Umber — An English word name associated with a natural brown pigment and color.

26. Umbro — In Italian, this name means “from Umbria.”

27. Umut — A Turkish name for “hope.”

28. Unique — An English word name meaning “only one.”

29. Uorsin — Romansh for “bear.”

30. Updyke — An English surname name and variant of Updike, from a Dutch surname referring to someone who lived on a dike.

31. Upmanyu — In Sanskrit, this name means “zealous.”

32. Upshaw — English for “upper thicket.”

33. Upton — An English surname name derived from a place name meaning “upper town.”

34. Upwood — English for “upper forest.”

35. Uqbah — This name means “conclusion” in Arabic.

36. Ural — A Bashkir and Turkish name taken from the Ural Mountains; its meaning is uncertain.

37. Uraz — A Turkic name meaning “happiness” or “joy.”

38. Urbano — This name means “city dweller” in Italian and Spanish.

39. Uria — The modern Hebrew form of Uriah, meaning “Yahweh is my light.”

40. Urian — A variant of Urien, an Old Welsh name possibly meaning “born of an heir.”

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41. Urias — The Biblical Latin form of Uriah, meaning “Yahweh is my light.”

42. Urijah — A Biblical form of Uriah used in some English translations.

43. Uriyah — A spelling variation of Uriah, a Hebrew name meaning “Yahweh is my light.”

44. Ursus — Another Latin name for “bear.”

45. Usher — An English surname name originally used for someone who worked as a doorkeeper.

46. Usko — This name means “faith” in Finnish.

47. Utkarsh — A Sanskrit name meaning “eminent,” “superior,” or “excellent.”

48. Uuno — The Finnish form of Uno.

49. Uyiosa — A Nigerian name meaning “God’s glory.”

50. Uziel — A form of Uzziel, a Hebrew name meaning “God is my strength.”

51. Uzochike — This name means “path created by God” in Igbo.

52. Uzondu — An Igbo name meaning “way of life” or “road of life.”

53. Uzza — Hebrew for “power.”

54. Uzziah — A Hebrew name meaning “my power is Yahweh.”

Once you have a shortlist, set it aside for a few days and come back to it. The U names that still catch your attention are often the ones worth saying with your last name, writing down, and sharing with your partner.

For more ideas, visit our baby names hub or continue with the related name lists below.

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