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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- Yara
Origin:
Arabic, Persian, Brazilian, HebrewMeaning:
"friend, helper; strength; water nymph; honeycomb"
- Yvette
Origin:
French, feminine of YvesMeaning:
"yew tree"
- Yves
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"yew wood"
- Yvonne
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"yew wood"
- Yolanda
Origin:
Spanish from GreekMeaning:
"violet flower"
- Yasmine
Origin:
Arabic variation of JasmineMeaning:
"jasmine flower"
- Yuli
- Ymir
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"cry"
- Yuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow; happiness"
- Yarden
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"to flow down, descend"
- Yarrow
Origin:
Botanical name, EnglishMeaning:
"rough stream"
- York
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the yew estate"
- Yuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"snow; happiness"
- Yanis
Origin:
Greek, French, from HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Yariel
Origin:
Variation of Ariel, Spanish, HebrewMeaning:
"lion of God"
- Ynez
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"pure, virginal"
- Yuri
Origin:
Russian variation of George
- Yue
- Yu
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"universe"
- Yancy
Origin:
American variation of Jansen, Dutch, Native AmericanMeaning:
"son of Jan; yankee"
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