Baby Names Starting with U
NameRoot includes 59 baby names beginning with U, drawn from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain, Jewish, and Zoroastrian traditions across the world. Each name is scored across six signals to help your family find the right fit.
Sorted with tier-1 cultural classics first, then alphabetically. Tap any name for full meaning, etymology, and family-compatibility scoring.
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Names in this set
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Signals scored
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Tier-1 cultural classics
Uday
Sanskrit · Hindu
Rising, the dawn, the moment the sun breaks the horizon
Ujwal
Sanskrit · Hindu
Bright, shining, splendid
Ulises
Spanish · Christian
The Spanish form of Ulysses, the Latin name for the Greek Odysseus, the cunning hero of…
Umar
Arabic · Muslim
Long-lived, prosperous
Uri
Hebrew · Jewish
My light
Usha
Sanskrit · Hindu
Dawn, the goddess of the morning
Uthman
Arabic · Muslim
Baby bustard (a desert bird)
Ubirajara
Portuguese · Christian
Lord of the spear, from Tupi ubi 'wood' and jara 'lord,' the name of a Tupi warrior-hero…
Udayveer
Punjabi · Sikh
Udayveer means 'rising brave warrior'
Udo
Igbo · Christian
Peace, tranquillity
Uğur
Turkish · Muslim
Good luck, auspiciousness, from Turkish ugur, a word for favourable fortune and the…
Ulf
Danish · Christian
Wolf
Ulla
German · Christian
Will and determination, a Scandinavian and German short form of names beginning with the…
Ulrich
German · Christian
Ruler of the inheritance, from the Germanic uodal (heritage, ancestral land) and ric…
Uma
Sanskrit · Hindu
Splendour, tranquility, the gentle mother of the universe
Umair
Urdu · Muslim
Little Umar, a young flourishing one, the diminutive of Umar, which carries the sense of…
Umberto
Italian · Christian
Famous and bright, the Italian form of Humbert, from the Germanic hun (warrior, or…
Ume
Japanese · Atheist
The plum blossom
Umut
Turkish · Muslim
Hope - a living Turkish given name supported by modern Turkish lexical usage and…
Unni
Malayalam · Hindu
Little one, a beloved child or small boy, a strong Kerala household name drawn from…
Uriel
Hebrew · Jewish
God is my light
Ursula
German · Christian
Little bear, from Latin ursa (she-bear) in an affectionate diminutive
Urvi
Sanskrit · Hindu
Earth, the wide one
Usama
Urdu · Muslim
The lion, and with it leonine strength and courage
Usko
Finnish · Christian
Faith, trust
Usman
Urdu · Muslim
A classical Muslim masculine name of long household familiarity
Utkarsh
Sanskrit · Hindu
Advancement, prosperity, elevation
Uttam
Bengali · Hindu
Excellent or highest, a Bengali film-era masculine name
Uwe
German · Christian
Edge of the blade, a Frisian and German short form of names in Odal- or names containing…
Uzair
Arabic · Muslim
Helper, precious
Uzoma
Igbo · Christian
Good path, the right way
Uzume
Japanese · Shinto
Whirling woman
Uzziah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD is my strength, from Hebrew oz or uzz (strength, might) joined with Yah (the…
Uchenna
Igbo · Christian
God's will, the divine intention that shapes every life
Udayan
Sanskrit · Hindu
Rising, ascending, the one who moves upward like the morning sun
Ujala
Hindi · Hindu
Light, brightness, the warm glow that fills a room when curtains are drawn open
Ujjwal
Sanskrit · Hindu
Bright, radiant, blazing with clarity
Ujjwala
Sanskrit · Hindu
Bright, shining, blazing
Ulugbek
Uzbek · Muslim
Great ruler
Umama
Arabic · Muslim
Young mother and loving caretaker
Umayr
Arabic · Muslim
Little Umar, the beloved diminutive
Umida
Uzbek · Muslim
Hope
Umme
Bengali · Muslim
Mother, the honourific prefix that elevates a woman through her maternal role
Unnikrishnan
Malayalam · Hindu
Little Krishna, the baby god crawling on Kerala's temple floors
Upali
Pali · Buddhist
The close attendant, from Pali upali, one who stays near
Upasana
Sanskrit · Hindu
Worship, devoted contemplation, the disciplined sitting-near that brings the devotee…
Upekkha
Pali · Buddhist
Equanimity
Uppalavanna
Pali · Buddhist
Lotus-hued, from Pali uppala (the blue lotus) joined to vanna (colour, complexion)
Uqbah
Arabic · Muslim
Mountain pass, from Arabic uqba, a steep gorge or hard ascent, and by extension the…
Urbanus
Latin · Christian
A Roman Christian greeting name from Pauls circle
Uriyah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD is my light, from Hebrew uri (my light, my flame) joined to Yah (the LORD)
Urvija
Sanskrit · Hindu
Born from the earth, the daughter who emerged from the fertile soil
Uthara
Malayalam · Hindu
The star of Uttara Phalguni, the nakshatra of generous abundance
Utsav
Sanskrit · Hindu
Festival, celebration, the joyful gathering where an entire community shares in…
Uttara
Sanskrit · Hindu
Northern, higher, the direction of the pole star and the sacred Himalayas
Uwais
Arabic · Muslim
Hidden saint and luminous stranger
Uzma
Urdu · Muslim
Greatest, the superlative form of greatness
Uzziel
Hebrew · Jewish
God is my strength, from Hebrew oz (might, power, fortitude) bound to El (God), locating…
Ushas
Sanskrit · Hindu
The dawn goddess of the Rigveda, most personally addressed of all Vedic deities
Frequently asked questions
How many names start with U in NameRoot?
59 names in NameRoot's corpus begin with the letter U, spanning multiple religious and cultural traditions.
Are names starting with U considered lucky in any tradition?
In Vedic astrology, the starting syllable (akshara) is determined by the child's nakshatra at birth. NameRoot maps each name's starting akshara to its nakshatra so you can find names that align with your child's birth star.
Which name starting with U is most popular?
Uday (Sanskrit origin) is among the most culturally significant, meaning "Rising, the dawn, the moment the sun breaks the horizon".