Uriel
“God is my light”
The alphabet
Names that begin
with U
352 U names on the record since 1880 — 2 of them in today's top 1000, split almost evenly between girls and boys. Tap + on any name to build a shortlist as you browse.
the scarcest vowel
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Every U name
Ranked by current US popularity, down to spellings given to five babies in a year. Search, filter, and tap + to keep the ones worth arguing about.
Uriah
“the LORD is my light”
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Ranks are today’s national standing; “ever” counts every baby recorded with that spelling since 1880. Every name links to its full history and meaning.
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What the letter is telling you
The leader
Uriel carries the letter.
#445 in the country — no U name, girl or boy, sits higher. It reads “God is my light.”
The lean
U is scarce on the charts.
Only two U names rank in today's top 1000 — 0 for girls, 2 for boys.
The crossovers
No name goes both ways.
Every charting U name belongs to one column — the letter splits clean.
Girls Boys · counted from every US birth certificate filed since 1880
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