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Ute

YOOT /juˈt/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1967 (#6,042)
Babies in 1967
6 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#4,896 in 1963
First recorded
1960

Meaning of Ute

Ute steps onto the stage like a sprightly burst of German sunshine, her name sprouting from the old word uod—meaning wealth and fortune in Old High German. She pirouettes through Bavarian meadows as OO-tuh, yet in English chats she might surprise you with a playful YOOT, like a cheeky wink. Ute once flirted with 1960s America, popping up on baby charts before slipping back into sweet mystery. She carries the promise of golden mornings and joyous fiestas, as vibrant as a mariposa dancing over tapas in Madrid. With each syllable, Ute offers parents a dash of European elegance glazed in Latin spice—a tiny legend ready to bloom and fill homes with warmth and laughter.

How to pronounce Ute

English

German

Popularity of Ute in the U.S.

Ute was last recorded in the U.S. in 1967, ranked #6,042 with 6 babies. It peaked at #4,896 in 1963. It first appears in the records in 1960.

Bar and line chart: Ute in the U.S., 1960–1967. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 8 in 1963 and 6 in 1967. Line: rank among girl names, peak #4,896 in 1963, #6,042 in 1967.
  • Girls named Ute (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1960–1967. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1960⁠–⁠1967 5 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
196766,042back
196565,817▲ 950
196456,767▼ 1,871
196384,896back
196056,390new

Notable people named Ute

  • Ute Lemper is an award-winning German singer and actress known for her roles in Cabaret and Chicago.
  • Ute Frevert is a German historian known for her work on modern German history, gender, and the history of emotions.
  • Ute Roessner is a biochemist specializing in plant metabolomics and CEO of the Australian Research Council.
  • Ute Noack is a retired German swimmer who won European gold in a world-record medley relay and silver in the butterfly in 1962.
  • Ute Hommola is a former German javelin thrower.