Girl names · 2025
Girl names that start with U
32 different girl names starting with U were given to five or more US girls in 2025, 608 babies in all, or under 0.1% of recorded girls.
The most common was Unique, with 73 girls (#2,456 overall), followed by Ulani, Uma and Una. The table lists the top 30 by 2025 births, with each name’s change in national rank since 2024.
Since 2024, 13 of the 30 ranked names listed here moved up the national girl ranking and 10 moved down, while 7 had no national rank the year before. The biggest climb was Umaira, from #17,511 to #10,846.
0 of the names listed are in the national top 100 for girls in 2025, and 0 are in the top 1,000. They run from 3 letters (Udy) to 7 (Urielle).
Only names where at least 10% of 2025 births were girls are included, so a name mostly given to the other sex is left out. Sparklines run from 1880 to 2025.
Top 30 girl names starting with U
Rank is the national rank for that sex.
| Rank | Name | Girls 2025 | Rank vs 2024 | Births per year since 1880 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2,456 | Unique | 73 | ▼ 280 | |
| #2,749 | Ulani | 63 | ▼ 194 | |
| #3,025 | Uma | 55 | ▼ 279 | |
| #3,245 | Una | 49 | ▼ 236 | |
| #3,293 | Unknown | 48 | ▲ 663 | |
| #4,538 | Unity | 31 | ▼ 506 | |
| #4,747 | Ursula | 29 | ▲ 535 | |
| #6,306 | Urvi | 19 | ▲ 2,100 | |
| #7,107 | Umaiza | 16 | ▲ 1,295 | |
| #7,108 | Umi | 16 | ▲ 1,802 | |
| #8,320 | Umrah | 13 | ▲ 5,048 | |
| #8,321 | Urielle | 13 | ▼ 750 | |
| #8,322 | Uriyah | 13 | ▲ 2,730 | |
| #9,421 | Ulanni | 11 | ▲ 1,628 | |
| #9,423 | Uwase | 11 | ▲ 3,947 | |
| #10,056 | Udy | 10 | new | |
| #10,057 | Ursa | 10 | ▲ 3,312 | |
| #10,846 | Umaira | 9 | ▲ 6,665 | |
| #10,847 | Umay | 9 | ▼ 2,444 | |
| #10,848 | Umme | 9 | ▲ 203 | |
| #10,849 | Uriella | 9 | ▼ 2,444 | |
| #11,851 | Ulla | 8 | new | |
| #13,089 | Uliana | 7 | new | |
| #14,796 | Ulyana | 6 | ▲ 2,713 | |
| #17,087 | Uilani | 5 | new | |
| #17,088 | Ula | 5 | ▼ 5,016 | |
| #17,089 | Umai | 5 | new | |
| #17,090 | Umaima | 5 | new | |
| #17,091 | Umamah | 5 | new | |
| #17,092 | Urwa | 5 | ▼ 1,975 |