399 Girl Names That Start With Y (With Meanings and Popularity)
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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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The names
Yuna
Japanese, Breton, Korean, Chinese, Dutch
"superiority, gentleness, or citrus fruit; lamb; willow, abundant, child, happy + to reach, to hold; jade + elegant, beautiful; June"
Yara
Arabic, Persian, Brazilian, Hebrew
"friend, helper; strength; water nymph; honeycomb"
Yvaine
Female variation of Yvain or Scottish
"evening star"
Yvonne
French
"yew wood"
Yvette
French, feminine of Yves
"yew tree"
Yolanda
Spanish from Greek
"violet flower"
Yaa
Arican, Akan
"born on a Thursday"
Yaala
Yaalat
Yaalit