Here is a list of German names that start with U. The page includes German names for boys and girls from different eras, as well as last names.
The list is divided into several sections. The modern names are baby names and other names popular in the 2000s, while the traditional names are those common among people born in the 1900s. Some names that have remained popular over the years appear on both lists.
Most of the first names come from data provided by Beliebte-Vornamen.de, a site that lists the most common German names over the years. The surnames are the 1,000 German family names that are currently the most popular. All of the names also appear in my Random German Name Generator.
- Traditional Male German Names that Start with U
- Modern Male German Names that Start with U
- Traditional German Names that Start with U
- Modern Female German Names that Start with U
- German Last Names that Start with U
- Why Are German U Names So Uncommon?
There are more modern than traditional names on the lists because I used a larger pool of modern names. The 2000s data includes the 500 most common names today and the top 10 from previous years, while the 1900s data only includes the top 10 for each year. Therefore, the longer lists don’t necessarily mean that an initial has become more popular over time.
German Male Baby Names Popular in the 1900s, Starting with U
- Ulrich
- Uwe
German Boy Names Starting with U Popular Today
- Umut
Traditional 1900s German Female Names that Begin with U
- Ulrike
- Ursula
- Ute
German Girl Names Starting with U Popular Now
- Una
List of German Surnames Starting with U
- Uhlig
- Ulbrich
- Ullmann
- Ullrich
- Ulrich
- Unger
- Urban
Why Are German U Names So Uncommon?
German names beginning with U are rare. Names like Ulrich, Ursula, and Uwe once reflected medieval and regional traditions but came to sound dated as naming fashions modernized after World War II. The U sound itself is also relatively uncommon at the start of words in German, giving it fewer native name bases to draw from.
About This List
I have made similar lists of German names for all the letters of the alphabet from A to Z:
- Names that Start with A
- Names that Start with B
- Names that Start with C
- Names that Start with D
- Names that Start with E
- Names that Start with F
- Names that Start with G
- Names that Start with H
- Names that Start with I
- Names that Start with J
- Names that Start with K
- Names that Start with L
- Names that Start with M
- Names that Start with N
- Names that Start with O
- Names that Start with P
- Names that Start with Q
- Names that Start with R
- Names that Start with S
- Names that Start with T
- Names that Start with U
- Names that Start with V
- Names that Start with W
- Names that Start with X
- Names that Start with Y
- Names that Start with Z
About Arimo Travels
My website, Arimo Travels, mostly focuses on sustainable travel, although I do write about other topics related to cultures and randomness as well. Besides a random German name generator, I have also created a random German city generator and written blog posts about my encounters in Germany.