82 Unisex Names That Start With Y
Updated Mon Nov 28 2022
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Unisex names that start with Y are led by gentle Biblical Yael, one of the very few originally feminine names which 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 Girl Names That Start With Y, Boy Names That Start With Y, or our full list of Names That Start With Y.
- Yarrow
Origin:
Botanical name, EnglishMeaning:
"rough stream"
- Yancy
Origin:
American variation of Jansen, Dutch, Native AmericanMeaning:
"son of Jan; yankee"
- Yona
Origin:
Cherokee or variation of Jonah, HebrewMeaning:
"bear; dove"
- Yuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow; happiness"
- Yuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow; happiness"
- Yuli
- Yuri
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"lily"
- Yari
Origin:
Spanish, HebrewMeaning:
"gold"
- Yoshi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"good, respectful"
- Yael
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ibex"
- Yarden
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"to flow down, descend"
- Yuri
Origin:
Russian variation of George
- Yael
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ibex"
- York
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the yew estate"
- Yeats
Origin:
Scottish, EnglishMeaning:
"the gates"
- Yanni
Origin:
Variation of Yianna or Gianna, GreekMeaning:
"God is Gracious"
- Yale
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"fertile upland"
- Yang
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"ocean; light, sun, male"
- Yardley
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"wood clearing"
- Yunhee
Origin:
KoreanMeaning:
"lotus flower, pleasure"