81 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"
- Yuri
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"lily"
- Yanis
Origin:
Greek, French, from HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Yari
Origin:
Spanish, HebrewMeaning:
"gold"
- York
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the yew estate"
- Yuri
Origin:
Russian variation of George
- Yael
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ibex"
- Yael
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ibex"
- Yancy
Origin:
American variation of Jansen, Dutch, Native AmericanMeaning:
"son of Jan; yankee"
- Yuli
Origin:
Diminutive of Yulian, Russian and BulgarianMeaning:
"youthful, downy-bearded, sky father"
- Yona
Origin:
Cherokee or variation of Jonah, HebrewMeaning:
"bear; dove"
- Yari
Origin:
Spanish from HebrewMeaning:
"gold"
- Yale
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"fertile upland"
- Yuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow"
- Yuli
- Yahel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"to shine"
- Yuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow"
- Yue
- Yuval
Origin:
Hebrew variation of Jubal, LatinMeaning:
"stream"
- Yoshi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"good, respectful"