Baby Names That Start With Y
844 baby names beginning with the letter Y — boys and girls, each with meaning and audio pronunciation.
The most-loved baby names starting with Y, most-popular first. Tap any name to hear it pronounced and read its meaning.
Girl Names
Yasmen#19489 in the U.S.Yasmen is a variant spelling of Yasmin, from the Persian yasmin, meaning 'jasmine flower,' a na▶Yesmin#19743 in the U.S.Yesmin is a spelling of Yasmin, which comes from the Persian yasamin, the jasmine flower, a nam▶Yanabah#19950 in the U.S.From the Navajo (Dine) Yanabah, 'brave; she meets the enemy' -- a name honoring courage. A mean▶Yatana#19968 in the U.S.Yatana is an invented name pairing the Ya- opening with Tana, in step with coinages like Latana▶Yolonda#19983 in the U.S.Yolonda is a variant of Yolanda, generally traced to the Greek/Old French for 'violet flower' (▶Yamille#20082 in the U.S.Yamille reads most naturally as a form of Yamila or Jamila, from the Arabic jamil, 'beautiful' ▶Yudany#20122 in the U.S.Yudany is a modern Latina coinage of opaque origin, part of a cluster of creative Yu-/Yud- name▶Yury#20129 in the U.S.Yury is best known as a Slavic form of George, from the Greek georgos, 'farmer' or 'earth-worke▶Yakima#20355 in the U.S.Yakima comes from the Yakama Nation of the Columbia Plateau in what is now Washington State, an▶Yasiah#20375 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing the -siah of Josiah ('God supports') and Isaiah ('God is salvation'); ▶YaidelynYaidelyn has no documented etymology. It is a modern coinage popular in Latino families, joinin▶YalanniA modern coinage in the Leilani/Kehlani family, layering a Ya- sound with the -anni/-ani ending▶YamunaFrom the Sanskrit Yamuna, 'the twin' (linked to yama, 'twin'); the Hindu goddess of the river Y▶Yanabashe meets the enemy; brave one▶YaraceliA form of Araceli, from the Latin ara caeli, 'altar of heaven' — a Marian title. The devotional▶YarielleYarielle reads as a feminine elaboration of Yariel, a modern name popular in Puerto Rican and w▶YashvikaA Sanskrit-styled name built on yash, 'fame; glory,' with the -vika ending. Read as 'of glory; ▶YasmaryA modern compound joining Yasmin ('jasmine') with Mary, common in Latin-American blended naming▶YavelinA modern coinage with no documented origin; it echoes names like Yovela and Evelin but no singl▶YemimaFrom the Hebrew Yemima (Jemimah), 'dove.' In the Bible she is the eldest daughter of Job, noted▶YemojaFrom the Yoruba Yeye omo eja, 'mother whose children are the fish'; the great Yoruba orisha of ▶YrsaAn Old Norse name borne by a legendary queen, Yrsa, in Scandinavian saga; it is sometimes conne▶YrupẽThe giant water lily (Victoria cruziana), national flower of Paraguay; from the Guaraní of the ▶YuhaA romanized Chinese or Korean name whose meaning depends on the characters chosen (many possibl▶YuminA romanized Chinese or Korean name whose meaning depends on the characters chosen (many possibl▶YusrFrom the Arabic yusr, 'ease; prosperity; relief' — a Quranic term (as in 'with hardship comes e▶Yvotyflower▶
Boy Names
YaalanA rare modern name whose origin is not documented; it may be a coinage or a respelling of a reg▶YaholaYahola comes from the Mvskoke (Creek) word yvholv, meaning 'shouter' or 'the one who performs t▶YakoubA Maghrebi-French romanization of Yaqub, the Arabic form of Jacob — a revered prophet in Islam ▶YamunguA name of East African background (heard in Bantu-speaking regions) whose specific meaning is n▶YashvikYashvik is a modern Indic-styled name. Its Yash- element appears in Sanskrit-derived names such▶YefrinA modern name whose sound echoes the Spanish Efrain and the Hebrew Ephraim ('fruitful'), likely▶YeidelA Yiddish diminutive of Yehuda — Judah in English — from a Hebrew root meaning 'to praise; to g▶YeikA short modern coinage or respelling with no documented etymology; possibly a phonetic spelling▶YesiahA modern name whose sound echoes Isaiah ('the Lord is salvation') and Yeshua ('he saves'); as s▶YikaiA romanization (pinyin) of a two-character Chinese given name; the meaning depends on the chara▶Yiskathe night has passed▶YizePossibly a romanized Chinese given name (e.g., meanings vary widely by characters) or a modern ▶YonanAn Assyrian/Aramaic form of Jonah (Yonan/Yonah), from Hebrew yonah, 'dove.' A traditional name ▶YorlinA modern name, likely a Latin-American coinage in the Yo-/-lin style; no documented meaning. Ro▶YossyAn affectionate pet form of Yosef (Joseph), from the Hebrew for 'God will add; He will increase▶YugveerFrom Sanskrit yug ('age; era') and vir/veer ('hero; brave; warrior'), 'hero of the age; brave o▶YuvirA modern Indian coinage in a Sanskrit style, blending yuva ('youth') with vir ('hero; brave'); ▶