153 Unisex Names That Start With Y
Updated Sat Jan 03 2026
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Unisex names that start with Y are led by Yara, a mostly feminine name that ranks in the Top 1000 for girls. The most common truly gender-neutral Y name is the gentle Biblical Yael, one of the very few originally feminine names that have crossed gender lines to become more popular for boys in the US today. Spelled Yaël, it's also a popular choice for baby boys in France.
While there are no truly popular unisex names starting with Y, Other notable unisex Y names on our list include illustrious surnames Yale and Yeats, and novel nature names Yule and Yarrow.
Here, our full selection of unisex names that start with Y, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry. You also might be interested in our lists of
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- Yves
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"yew wood"
- Yara
Origin:
Arabic, Persian, Brazilian, HebrewMeaning:
"friend, helper; strength; water nymph; honeycomb"
- Yuri
Origin:
Russian variation of George
- Yvonne
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"yew wood"
- Yvette
Origin:
French, feminine of YvesMeaning:
"yew tree"
- Yolanda
Origin:
Spanish from GreekMeaning:
"violet flower"
- Yuli
- Yasmin
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"jasmine flower"
- Yasha
Origin:
RussianMeaning:
"supplanter"
- Yuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow; happiness"
- Yu
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"universe"
- Yahya
Origin:
Arabic, Turkish, and Persian form of YochananMeaning:
"God is Gracious"
- Yarden
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"to flow down, descend"
- Yanis
Origin:
Greek, French, from HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Yarrow
Origin:
Botanical name, EnglishMeaning:
"rough stream"
- Yari
Origin:
Spanish, HebrewMeaning:
"gold"
- Yaritza
Origin:
Spanish, Arabic, TupiMeaning:
"friend, helper; butterfly water nymph"
- Yasmine
Origin:
Arabic variation of JasmineMeaning:
"jasmine flower"
- Yue
- Yael
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ibex"
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