383 Girl Names That Start With Y (With Meanings and Popularity)
Girl names that start with Y include a few familiar choices, such as Yvette and Yvonne, Yasmin and Yasmina, Yael and Yolanda. However, Y remains a very rare first initial for girl names today, with only Yara, Yaretzi, and Yareli currently ranking in the US Top 1000.
Along with Yara and Yael, other uncommon and unique Y-starting girl names we recommend include the mythical Yseult, the literary Yvaine, and the smart surname name Yardley.
Girls' names beginning with Y also include several international forms of names that are more commonly spelled with an I or J in English, such as the Spanish variants Ynez and Ysabel, or the popular Russian name Yuliya, which ranks in the Top 50 girl names in Russia.
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with Y, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Yuna
Origin:
Japanese, Breton, Korean, Chinese, DutchMeaning:
"superiority, gentleness, 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"
- Yara
Origin:
Arabic, Persian, Brazilian, HebrewMeaning:
"friend, helper; strength; water nymph; honeycomb"
- Yvonne
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"yew wood"
- Yareli
Origin:
Native American, Spanish variation of Yara, ArabicMeaning:
"water lady; small butterfly"
- Yvette
Origin:
French, feminine of YvesMeaning:
"yew tree"
- Yari
Origin:
Spanish, HebrewMeaning:
"gold"
- Yolanda
Origin:
Spanish from GreekMeaning:
"violet flower"
- Yelena
Origin:
Russian variation of HelenMeaning:
"bright, shining one"
- Yana
Origin:
Slavic variation of Jana, feminine variation of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Yasmin
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"jasmine flower"
- Yaretzi
Origin:
Nahuatl, AztecMeaning:
"you will always be loved"
- Yelitza
Origin:
Spanish, South American
- Ysella
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"modest"
- Yuri
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"lily"
- Yuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow"
- Yael
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ibex"
- Yoadan
Origin:
Amharic variation of Jehoaddan, HebrewMeaning:
"God delights"
- Yesenia
Origin:
Spanish, ArabicMeaning:
"palm tree; flower"
- Ysabel
Origin:
Spanish variation of Isabel, variation of Elizabeth, HebrewMeaning:
"pledged to God"