710 Baby Names That Start With Y (With Meanings and Popularity)
Baby names that start with Y are beautiful but uncommon, with only ten ranking in the US Top 1000. The most common Y name for girls is Yaretzi, an Aztec name with the covetable meaning “you will always be loved.” For boys, the Arabic name Yusuf tops the list — this and spelling variation Yousef rank considerably higher in England than in the US.
Along with Yaretzi, other girl names beginning with Y in the US Top 1000 include Yara, Yareli, and Yamileth. In addition to Yusuf, other boy names starting with Y in the US Top 1000 include Yosef, Yousef, Yahir, Yehuda, and Yael.
Unique names with the Y initial include prepster names Yardley, Yale, Yeats, and York. Among the international options that begin with the letter Y we recommend are the Russian Yasha, Japanese Yoko, Arabic Yasir, and Israeli Yonit and Yarden, the original name from which Jordan derived.
Here, our full selection of names that start with Y, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Yara
Origin:
Arabic, Persian, Brazilian, HebrewMeaning:
"friend, helper; strength; water nymph; honeycomb"
- Yailin
- Yves
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"yew wood"
- Yuna
Origin:
Japanese, Breton, Korean, Chinese, DutchMeaning:
"superiority, gentleness, or citrus fruit; lamb; willow, abundant, child, happy + to reach, to hold; jade + elegant, beautiful; June"
- Yvaine
Origin:
Female variation of Yvain or ScottishMeaning:
"evening star"
- Yvonne
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"yew wood"
- Yvette
Origin:
French, feminine of YvesMeaning:
"yew tree"
- Yuri
Origin:
Russian variation of George
- Yolanda
Origin:
Spanish from GreekMeaning:
"violet flower"
- Yahir
Origin:
Hebrew and ArabicMeaning:
"he will enlighten, he shines; to be visible, shining"
- Yasmin
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"jasmine flower"
- Ysella
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"modest"
- Yasmine
Origin:
Arabic variation of JasmineMeaning:
"jasmine flower"
- Yaretzi
Origin:
Nahuatl, AztecMeaning:
"you will always be loved"
- Yinuo
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"Promise"
- Yelena
Origin:
Russian variation of HelenMeaning:
"bright, shining one"
- Yannick
Origin:
BretonMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Yann
Origin:
French/Breton variation of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Yuri
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"lily"
- Yael
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ibex"