735 Baby Names That Start With Y (With Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Yarrow
    • Origin:

      Botanical name, English
    • Meaning:

      "rough stream"
  2. Yari
    • Origin:

      Spanish, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gold"
  3. Yaritza
    • Origin:

      Spanish, Arabic, Tupi
    • Meaning:

      "friend, helper; butterfly water nymph"
  4. Yana
    • Origin:

      Slavic variation of Jana, feminine variation of John
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
  5. Yasmine
    • Origin:

      Arabic variation of Jasmine
    • Meaning:

      "jasmine flower"
  6. Yue
    • Yuyu
      • Origin:

        Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "gentle friend; dream friend"
    • Yaretzi
      • Origin:

        Nahuatl, Aztec
      • Meaning:

        "you will always be loved"
    • Yael
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "ibex"
    • Ysella
      • Origin:

        Cornish
      • Meaning:

        "modest"
    • Yancy
      • Origin:

        American variation of Jansen, Dutch, Native American
      • Meaning:

        "son of Jan; yankee"
    • Yasiel
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "whom God made"
    • Yuze
      • Origin:

        Chinese
      • Meaning:

        "universe + benevolence; universe + brilliance"
    • Yuri
      • Origin:

        Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "lily"
    • Yair
      • Origin:

        Hebrew variation of Jair: "he shines"
      • Meaning:

        "he shines"
    • Yvain
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "youth or well-born"
    • Ynez
      • Origin:

        Spanish
      • Meaning:

        "pure, virginal"
    • Yeison
      • Yazan
        • Origin:

          Arabic, Persian
        • Meaning:

          "written by; writer"
      • Yago

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