THE RETURNED — LETTER U
61 names under U. Gone ten consecutive years or more, then reported again.
| Name | Sex | Longest absence | Returned | 2025 births | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uday | M | 1978–1992 (15 yrs) | 1993 | 10 | 2005 · 14 |
| Udell | M | 1968–1985 (18 yrs) | 1986 | 0 | 1917 · 19 |
| Ugo | M | 1933–1958 (26 yrs) | 1959 | 0 | 1921 · 20 |
| Ula | F | 1982–1995 (14 yrs) | 1996 | 5 | 1924 · 56 |
| Ules | M | 1938–1948 (11 yrs) | 1949 | 0 | 1913 · 9 |
| Uless | M | 1928–1937 (10 yrs) | 1938 | 0 | 1924 · 8 |
| Ulice | M | 1951–1963 (13 yrs) | 1964 | 0 | 1931 · 12 |
| Ulisa | F | 1971–1996 (26 yrs) | 1997 | 0 | 1970 · 6 |
| Ulla | F | 1976–2006 (31 yrs) | 2007 | 8 | 2025 · 8 |
| Ulma | F | 1904–1921 (18 yrs) | 1922 | 0 | 1903 · 7 |
| Ulric | M | 1955–1965 (11 yrs) | 1966 | 7 | 2021 · 15 |
| Ulrik | M | 2004–2014 (11 yrs) | 2015 | 5 | 2023 · 9 |
| Ulus | M | 1935–1947 (13 yrs) | 1948 | 0 | 1924 · 13 |
| Ulyesses | M | 1930–1942 (13 yrs) | 1943 | 0 | 1929 · 7 |
| Ulysee | M | 1964–1983 (20 yrs) | 1984 | 0 | 1939 · 19 |
| Ulysees | M | 1903–1913 (11 yrs) | 1914 | 0 | 1932 · 16 |
| Ulysse | M | 1949–2010 (62 yrs) | 2011 | 0 | 1922 · 15 |
| Ulyssee | M | 1939–1948 (10 yrs) | 1949 | 0 | 1938 · 9 |
| Ulysses | F | 1934–1961 (28 yrs) | 1962 | 0 | 1921 · 5 |
| Umar | M | 1952–1963 (12 yrs) | 1964 | 180 | 2025 · 180 |
| Umari | M | 2011–2022 (12 yrs) | 2023 | 0 | 2023 · 6 |
| Umayma | F | 2002–2017 (16 yrs) | 2018 | 0 | 2018 · 6 |
| Umeko | F | 1922–1972 (51 yrs) | 1973 | 0 | 1990 · 9 |
| Umika | F | 1978–2013 (36 yrs) | 2014 | 0 | 2014 · 7 |
| Umme | F | 2002–2013 (12 yrs) | 2014 | 9 | 2020 · 12 |
| Undre | M | 1973–1992 (20 yrs) | 1993 | 0 | 1967 · 5 |
| Uneeda | F | 1932–1960 (29 yrs) | 1961 | 0 | 1931 · 9 |
| Unice | F | 1975–1985 (11 yrs) | 1986 | 0 | 1923 · 13 |
| Union | M | 1924–2016 (93 yrs) | 2017 | 0 | 1923 · 6 |
| Unita | F | 1942–1953 (12 yrs) | 1954 | 0 | 1954 · 12 |
| Unity | F | 1979–1991 (13 yrs) | 1992 | 31 | 2022 · 57 |
| Unk | F | 1951–1991 (41 yrs) | 1992 | 0 | 1992 · 6 |
| Unk | M | 1973–1989 (17 yrs) | 1990 | 0 | 1995 · 9 |
| Unnamed | F | 2000–2010 (11 yrs) | 2011 | 0 | 1991 · 103 |
| Upton | M | 1975–2013 (39 yrs) | 2014 | 0 | 1920 · 16 |
| Ura | F | 1945–1954 (10 yrs) | 1955 | 0 | 1917 · 17 |
| Ura | M | 1935–1969 (35 yrs) | 1970 | 0 | 1915 · 8 |
| Urania | F | 1892–1916 (25 yrs) | 1917 | 0 | 1926 · 10 |
| Uretta | F | 1920–1934 (15 yrs) | 1935 | 0 | 1919 · 5 |
| Uri | M | 1914–1955 (42 yrs) | 1956 | 42 | 2023 · 60 |
| Uria | M | 1975–2003 (29 yrs) | 2004 | 6 | 2004 · 6 |
| Uriah | M | 1898–1910 (13 yrs) | 1911 | 427 | 2014 · 559 |
| Urias | M | 1919–1956 (38 yrs) | 1957 | 22 | 2021 · 27 |
| Urie | M | 1923–1953 (31 yrs) | 1954 | 8 | 2019 · 11 |
| Urja | F | 2009–2019 (11 yrs) | 2020 | 0 | 2020 · 9 |
| Ursa | F | 1930–2015 (86 yrs) | 2016 | 10 | 2023 · 15 |
| Ursel | F | 1919–1956 (38 yrs) | 1957 | 0 | 1915 · 6 |
| Usayd | M | 2004–2022 (19 yrs) | 2023 | 11 | 2024 · 11 |
| Usha | F | 1952–1962 (11 yrs) | 1963 | 0 | 1973 · 12 |
| Usher | M | 1961–1976 (16 yrs) | 1977 | 78 | 2025 · 78 |
| Usmaan | M | 2003–2022 (20 yrs) | 2023 | 0 | 2002 · 9 |
| Usra | F | 1997–2021 (25 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 2022 · 6 |
| Usvaldo | M | 1976–1993 (18 yrs) | 1994 | 0 | 1994 · 7 |
| Uta | F | 1974–2022 (49 yrs) | 2023 | 0 | 1964 · 6 |
| Utah | M | 1946–1992 (47 yrs) | 1993 | 9 | 1921 · 21 |
| Utahna | F | 1944–1990 (47 yrs) | 1991 | 0 | 1916 · 5 |
| Utsav | M | 2008–2017 (10 yrs) | 2018 | 0 | 2018 · 6 |
| Uyless | M | 1937–1955 (19 yrs) | 1956 | 0 | 1936 · 7 |
| Uzma | F | 2011–2023 (13 yrs) | 2024 | 0 | 1980 · 12 |
| Uzoamaka | F | 1997–2007 (11 yrs) | 2008 | 0 | 1996 · 7 |
| Uzuri | F | 2013–2022 (10 yrs) | 2023 | 0 | 2023 · 9 |
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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