Girl Names That Start With Y
100 names, 79 with a documented meaning, from 10 origins.
About this list
79% of the names in Girl Names That Start With Y have a documented meaning.
By recorded origin: Arabic 7, Persian 3, French 2, Sanskrit 2, Germanic 1, other 2. 83 names carry no language label.
40 names are in the 2024 US Social Security file. Best ranked: Yara (#578, girls), Yareli (#793, girls), Yaretzi (#793, girls), Yamileth (#902, girls), Yasmin (#914, girls).
Counts are distinct names; a name recorded for both genders counts once. A documented meaning is a real gloss in our data, not an import placeholder. Origin is the label recorded in the dataset: "English", "Muslim" and "Quranic" are collection labels, not languages, so they are counted as no language label. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
Girl Names That Start With Y
| Name | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yara | Small butterfly, White Flower. | Muslim | #578 |
| Yamileth | beautiful | Spanish | #902 |
| Yasmin | From Persian (yasamen) meaning "jasmine,a flower in the olive family",sym. friendliness | Muslim | #914 |
| Yusra | Most prosperous, Left-hand side, state of ease. | Muslim | #951 |
| Yuri | george | English | #1487 |
| Yasmina | A beautiful flower that shines | Muslim | #1737 |
| Yana | Yana is a Persian name for girls that means doer of good deeds, doer of good toward others. It is from Avestan, an ancient language of Persia. | Persian | #1876 |
| Yasmeen | Jasmine,sym. friendliness,Variant transcription of YASMIN From Persian | Muslim | #1920 |
| Yumna | Right-hand, right, Good fortune, success, lucky, blessed fem. of Ayman. | Muslim | #3746 |
| Yarah | Warm | Muslim | #5133 |
| Yousra | reconciling | Muslim | #7223 |
| Yalina | Soft, gentle | Muslim | #8407 |
| Yasna | It means white rose in arabic | Muslim | #8922 |
| Yasma | Persian and Arabic for the jasmine flower. Singular form of Yasm, which itself is the singular form of Yasmin (in Arabic we have singulars of singulars and plurals of plurals). | Muslim | #12120 |
| Yusrah | Yusrah is an Arabic name for girls that means ease, luxury. | Arabic | #12120 |
| Yaminah | Right and proper blessed. | Muslim | #13427 |
| Yaqeen | Belief | Muslim | #13427 |
| Yasira | Rich woman. | Muslim | #13427 |
| Yamina | happy, Right, Proper | Muslim | #15243 |
| Yaameen | Blessed, auspicious. | Muslim | |
| Yaamin | Blessed, auspicious. | Muslim | |
| Yaani | Ripe, Scarlet | Muslim | |
| Yaasmeen | A sweet-smelling flower called jasmin. | Muslim | |
| Yafiah | High, youthful | Muslim | |
| Yafita | Savior. | Muslim | |
| Yagana | Unique, unprecedented. | Muslim | |
| Yakootah | Emerald | Muslim | |
| Yakta | Unique. | Muslim | |
| Yalqoot | An early philanthropic woman of Damascus who gave much in charity. | Muslim | |
| Yamaamah | Intention, Design, Maiden who could see a person at a distance of three days | Muslim | |
| Yamam | Arabic for dove, ringneck dove. | Muslim | |
| Yamama | Arabic for dove, ringneck dove. Singular form (instance) of Yamam. | Muslim | |
| Yamamah | Valley in Arabia | Muslim | |
| Yamana | Pious | Muslim | |
| Yamar | Life and Alive | Muslim | |
| Yameen | Benefit, Blessings and Profit | Muslim | |
| Yameena | Benefit, Blessings and Profit | Muslim | |
| Yameenaa | Yameenaa is an Arabic name for girls that means blessed, favored. It also means left, left hand. | Arabic | |
| Yamha | Dove | Muslim | |
| Yamika | night | Sanskrit | |
| Yamin | Right, right side, right hand. | Muslim | |
| Yamini | night | Sanskrit | |
| Yamna | Fortunate | Muslim | |
| Yaqaazah | Watchful, Providant | Muslim | |
| Yaqeena | Arabic for certain, without doubt. | Muslim | |
| Yaquta | Gold, Ruby, Pearl and Coral | Muslim | |
| Yariqa | Bright, white, fair, good-looking. | Muslim | |
| Yas | Yas is a Persian name for girls that means jasmine (a type of flower). | Persian | |
| Yasaal | Persian for wreath or garland, a crown or necklace made of flowers and worn at festivities. | Muslim | |
| Yasaman | Persian for jasmine. Synonym of Yasmin. | Muslim | |
| Yaseera | Arabic for easy, blessed, living well. | Muslim | |
| Yaser | Wealth | Muslim | |
| Yashal | Freshness, greenery | Muslim | |
| Yasharah | Intelligent, precious stone. | Muslim | |
| Yashfeen | Shefa, Healthiness. | Muslim | |
| Yasim | Jasmine. | Muslim | |
| Yasirah | Lenient, kind, smooth | Muslim | |
| Yasm | Persian and Arabic for the jasmine flower. Singular form of Yasmin. | Muslim | |
| Yasmeenah | Sweet-smelling flower, Among her work is a commentary on Surah al-Baqarah, she is mentioned by Salahuddin al-Safdi in his book as one of the distinguished people of Egypt | Muslim | |
| Yasminaa | Yasminaa is a Persian name for girls that means jasmine (a type of flower). | Persian | |
| Yasmoon | Persian for jasmine. Synonym of Yasmin. | Muslim | |
| Yasra | Affluent, rich, prosperous. | Muslim | |
| Yassaman | The flower Jasmin | Muslim | |
| Yazeedah | Yazeedah is an Arabic name for girls that means increase, growth. | Arabic | |
| Yelda | Dark night | Muslim | |
| Youmna | Hope | Muslim | |
| Yumn | Happiness. | Muslim | |
| Yumnaa | Right side, blessed, grace. | Muslim | |
| Yumnaat | Yumnaat is an Arabic name for girls that means blessings, blessedness. | Arabic | |
| Yumnah | Right side, Happiness, success fem. of Yumn. | Muslim | |
| Yusairah | Name of a Sahabiyyah (RA). | Muslim | |
| Yusayrah | Easy, One of the first two swear allegiance (bayah) to the Prophet (S.A.W) among the Ansar (but it is also said that she was among the Muhajirs (Emigrants) | Muslim | |
| Yusma | Colloquial Persian for beautiful, beloved, coquettish. | Muslim | |
| Yusraa | Most prosperous, Left side,easier. | Muslim | |
| Yusraat | Yusraat is an Arabic name for girls that means ease, luxury, lack of difficulty. | Arabic | |
| Yusriya | Yusriya is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means rich, needless, in ease. It is derived from the Y-S-R root which is used in many places in the Quran. | Quranic | |
| Yusriyah | Most prosperous, Warm. | Muslim | |
| Yusriyya | easy, kind, smooth, sahabia | Muslim | |
| Yusrullah | Yusrullah is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means ease and luxury that comes from God, Gods blessing, Gods favor. | Arabic | |
| Yareli | English | #793 | |
| Yaretzi | English | #793 | |
| Yuna | English | #1073 | |
| Yasmine | Arabic | #1202 | |
| Yaneli | English | #1433 | |
| Yuliana | English | #1492 | |
| Yesenia | English | #1565 | |
| Yael | Hebrew | #1592 | |
| Yvette | French | #1611 | |
| Yehudis | English | #1677 | |
| Yitty | English | #1711 | |
| Yazmin | English | #1771 | |
| Yoselin | Germanic | #1993 | |
| Yarely | English | #2188 | |
| Yamilet | English | #2274 | |
| Yvonne | French | #2294 | |
| Yailin | English | #2524 | |
| Yulissa | English | #2688 | |
| Yatziri | English | #2711 | |
| Yaritza | English | #2877 | |
| Yelitza | English | #4184 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.