US first names, 1940–2025
Random names that start with U
Uriel, Ulysses, Uriah and a few hundred rarer U names, paired with real American surnames. Hit generate until one fits.
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About U names
Between 1940 and 2025 the Social Security Administration recorded 33,320 girls across 152 different U names, and 93,717 boys across 147.
Each name is drawn with the odds it had in real life, so common names come up often and rare ones now and then. Surnames come from the 2000 U.S. Census and are picked separately. Set realism to 0 under more options and every name becomes equally likely.
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What the data says
- About 1 in 2 girls with a name starting with U born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 78.9% of all recorded girls with a name starting with U.
- Among girls with a name starting with U, names behave like 15 equally common names out of 152 in use (effective number of names).
- The average girl's name starting with U has 5.3 letters.
- About 1 in 2 boys with a name starting with U born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 77.6% of all recorded boys with a name starting with U.
- Among boys with a name starting with U, names behave like 18 equally common names out of 147 in use (effective number of names).
- The average boy's name starting with U has 5.6 letters.
- Fastest riser for girls: Ulani, from 113 births in 2006 to 2015 to 463 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for girls: Unique, from 2,093 births in 2006 to 2015 to 1,086 in 2016 to 2025.
- Fastest riser for boys: Usman, from 357 births in 2006 to 2015 to 695 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for boys: Urijah, from 2,626 births in 2006 to 2015 to 1,045 in 2016 to 2025.
Girls: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ursula | 10,243 | 30.74% |
| 2 | Unique | 7,615 | 22.85% |
| 3 | Una | 2,776 | 8.33% |
| 4 | Uma | 1,901 | 5.71% |
| 5 | Uriah | 915 | 2.75% |
| 6 | Unity | 805 | 2.42% |
| 7 | Ulani | 667 | 2.00% |
| 8 | Uniqua | 488 | 1.46% |
| 9 | Ula | 475 | 1.43% |
| 10 | Urvi | 399 | 1.20% |
| 11 | Uyen | 397 | 1.19% |
| 12 | Ulanda | 364 | 1.09% |
| 13 | Uriel | 318 | 0.95% |
| 14 | Umaiza | 273 | 0.82% |
| 15 | Uriyah | 232 | 0.70% |
| 16 | Ulyssa | 221 | 0.66% |
| 17 | Uchenna | 190 | 0.57% |
| 18 | Undrea | 186 | 0.56% |
| 19 | Umi | 185 | 0.56% |
| 20 | Ulonda | 176 | 0.53% |
Boys: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uriel | 20,925 | 22.33% |
| 2 | Ulysses | 13,339 | 14.23% |
| 3 | Ulises | 11,944 | 12.74% |
| 4 | Uriah | 11,756 | 12.54% |
| 5 | Urijah | 3,693 | 3.94% |
| 6 | Umar | 3,205 | 3.42% |
| 7 | Uziel | 2,500 | 2.67% |
| 8 | Ubaldo | 2,025 | 2.16% |
| 9 | Usman | 1,728 | 1.84% |
| 10 | Ulices | 1,585 | 1.69% |
| 11 | Ulisses | 1,312 | 1.40% |
| 12 | Usher | 1,285 | 1.37% |
| 13 | Uri | 1,250 | 1.33% |
| 14 | Urban | 1,223 | 1.30% |
| 15 | Uzziah | 1,132 | 1.21% |
| 16 | Ulyses | 954 | 1.02% |
| 17 | Unique | 954 | 1.02% |
| 18 | Uzziel | 669 | 0.71% |
| 19 | Uzair | 660 | 0.70% |
| 20 | Urbano | 596 | 0.64% |
Girls: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Ulani 113 → 463
- Unity 222 → 379
- Una 358 → 543
- Uma 660 → 686
- Unique 2,093 → 1,086
Falling fastest
- Unique 2,093 → 1,086
- Uriah 314 → 254
- Ursula 311 → 295
- Uma 660 → 686
- Una 358 → 543
Boys: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Usman 357 → 695
- Umar 763 → 1,382
- Uzziah 402 → 622
- Ulices 390 → 534
- Uri 287 → 376
Falling fastest
- Urijah 2,626 → 1,045
- Ulisses 389 → 156
- Ubaldo 326 → 174
- Ulises 3,757 → 2,369
- Ulysses 1,804 → 1,725
Questions and answers
What was the most common girl's name starting with U from 1940 to 2025?
Ursula. 10,243 girls received it, 30.74% of all recorded girls born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with U.
What was the most common boy's name starting with U from 1940 to 2025?
Uriel. 20,925 boys received it, 22.33% of all recorded boys born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with U.
How concentrated are names from 1940 to 2025?
Among girls with a name starting with U the 10 most common names cover 78.9% of births; among boys with a name starting with U 77.6%. In this period girls' names were the more concentrated set.
What share of babies get a name starting with U?
Across 1940 to 2025, 0.0% of recorded births had a first name starting with U.
Which names grew fastest compared with 2006 to 2015?
Among names with at least 300 births in 2016 to 2025, the biggest gains were for girls, Ulani (113 births in 2006 to 2015, 463 in 2016 to 2025); for boys, Usman (357 births in 2006 to 2015, 695 in 2016 to 2025).