Ulysses, Ursula, Uriah … baby names that start with the letter U are nothing if not unique. Here’s a great list of names for both boys and girls that start with the letter U.
- Unknown
- Uziel
- Umar
- Urijah
- Uriel
- Ulises — Ulises as a given name comes from the Greek name Odysseus. Odysseus is the main character of Homer’s “Oddysey” and the epic tells the tale of his return journey from the Trojan War.
- Uriah — Uriah was a man of respect in the Old Testament, but some do have a negative connotation associated with it. This is because of the character Uriah Heep in "David Copperfield."
- Ulysses — Ulysses is often associated with literature because of the epic poem by Homer, but Irish author James Joyce also wrote a novel with the name. In 2003, it was made into a movie called "Bloom."
- Unique — Unique is part of a growing trend of using words for given names. Some of the current popular word names for girls in the United States are Sage, Lily, Scarlett, Willow, Violet, and Ivy. Other word names on the rise for girls include River, Lake, Snow, Dream, Winter, and Heaven.
And of course, if you'd like to discover more gender-specific names, you can check out baby boy names that start with U and baby girl names that start with U.