COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

CRITICALLY LOW — LETTER U

31 names under U. Reported in 2025 at five to nine births. The line is five.

NameSexFirst seen2025 birthsPeakTotal births
UchechukwuM198362014 · 13151
UchennaM197782004 · 19442
UdayveerM202352023 · 611
UdhamM202272025 · 712
UgochukwuM198182004 · 18296
UilaniF197151981 · 10116
UlaF188051924 · 561,618
UlianaF200572015 · 1699
UllaF189982025 · 8105
UlricM191272021 · 15513
UlrikM200352023 · 969
UlyanaF200062017 · 21162
UlysesM190581998 · 431,446
UmaiF202552025 · 55
UmaimaF200752019 · 13100
UmairaF201492025 · 920
UmamahF201352013 · 617
UmarjonM201972019 · 714
UmayF202492024 · 1322
UmiM202052021 · 927
UmmeF200192020 · 1299
UnaiM201762021 · 1443
UrasM202562025 · 66
UriaM197462004 · 617
UrieM192282019 · 11229
UriellaF202092024 · 1339
UrwaF201152013 · 973
UsielM199382007 · 21268
UtahM191891921 · 21392
UwaisM201282012 · 1370
UzayM201452023 · 1183

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

Somewhere, a grandmother is unsurprised.

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