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The first name Uwe

A unisex name.

1 syllable Unisex

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Uwe at birth, 1880–2025

In 1969, 5 boys born in the United States were named Uwe, the 5,002nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1964, when 8 were.

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30
babies named Uwe since 1880
#5,002
rank in 1969
1964
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Uwe

55 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Uwe Seeler
    German association football player (1936–2022)
  • Uwe Bein
    German association football player, born 1960
  • Uwe Rahn
    German association football player, born 1962
  • Uwe Boll
    German filmmaker (born 1965)
  • Uwe Gensheimer
    German handball player, born 1986
  • Uwe Rösler
    German association football manager and former player, born 1968
  • Uwe Ampler
    East German racing cyclist, born 1964
  • Uwe Reinders
    German association football player and manager, born 1955
  • Uwe Hünemeier
    German footballer, born 1986
  • Uwe Daßler
    East German swimmer, born 1967
  • Uwe Ochsenknecht
    German actor and singer, born 1956
  • Uwe Peschel
    German cyclist, born 1968

Questions

When was Uwe most popular?
1964 in the United States, when 8 babies were named Uwe, its highest rank at 3,269th.