Baby Names Starting with Y
213 names, 158 with a documented meaning, from 10 origins.
Names 1–100 of 213 (page 1 of 2)
About this list
By gender: 113 for boys only, 88 for girls only, 12 recorded for both. 74% of the names in Baby Names Starting with Y have a documented meaning.
By recorded origin: Arabic 9, Hebrew 5, Persian 3, Sanskrit 3, French 2, other 2. 189 names carry no language label.
92 names are in the 2024 US Social Security file. Best ranked: Yusuf (#474, boys), Yara (#578, girls), Yosef (#609, boys), Yahya (#705, boys), Yehuda (#733, boys).
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.
Baby Names Starting with Y
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | US rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yusuf | A Prophets name (Joseph) | Muslim | Boy | #474 |
| Yara | Small butterfly, White Flower. | Muslim | Girl | #578 |
| Yahya | A Prophets name (John) | Muslim | Boy | #705 |
| Yousef | Variant transcription of YUSUF | Muslim | Boy | #765 |
| Yamileth | beautiful | Spanish | Girl | #902 |
| Yasmin | From Persian (yasamen) meaning "jasmine,a flower in the olive family",sym. friendliness | Muslim | Girl | #914 |
| Yisroel | israel | English | Boy | #947 |
| Yusra | Most prosperous, Left-hand side, state of ease. | Muslim | Girl | #951 |
| Yasir | Wealthy | Muslim | Boy | #1105 |
| Yaseen | The opening letters of the first verse of surat Ya Sin (36:1). An epithet of the Prophet Muhammad. | Muslim | Boy | #1134 |
| Yazan | Od Arabic name | Arabic | Boy | #1180 |
| Yair | he will light up | Hebrew | Boy | #1401 |
| Yuri | george | English | Boy / Girl | Boy #1786, Girl #1487 |
| Yasin | The opening letters of the first verse of surat Ya Sin (36:1). An epithet of the Prophet Muhammad. | Muslim | Boy | #1574 |
| Youssef | Variant transcription of YUSUF | Muslim | Boy | #1597 |
| Yusef | Variant transcription of YUSUF | Muslim | Boy | #1625 |
| Yasmina | A beautiful flower that shines | Muslim | Girl | #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 | Girl | #1876 |
| Yasmeen | Jasmine,sym. friendliness,Variant transcription of YASMIN From Persian | Muslim | Girl | #1920 |
| Yaman | Good tidings | Muslim | Boy | #2070 |
| Yash | fame, glory | Sanskrit | Boy | #2070 |
| Younes | Jonas | Muslim | Boy | #2164 |
| Yasser | Variant transcription of YASIR | Muslim | Boy | #2867 |
| Yaqub | A Prophets name (Jacob) | Muslim | Boy | #2943 |
| Yumna | Right-hand, right, Good fortune, success, lucky, blessed fem. of Ayman. | Muslim | Girl | #3746 |
| Yazid | God will increase, enhance | Muslim | Boy | #4690 |
| Yarah | Warm | Muslim | Girl | #5133 |
| Yazdan | Merciful, kind | Muslim | Boy | #5222 |
| Yusha | Name of a holy man or prophet of Islam (Joshua) | Muslim | Boy | #5430 |
| Yacoub | Jacob | Muslim | Boy | #6443 |
| Younus | Name of a prophet of Allah. Equivalent is Jonah. | Muslim | Boy | #6443 |
| Yousra | reconciling | Muslim | Girl | #7223 |
| Yaqeen | Belief | Muslim | Boy / Girl | Boy #7224, Girl #13427 |
| Yameen | Benefit, Blessings and Profit | Muslim | Boy / Girl | #7725 |
| Yakub | Variant transcription of YAQUB, Arabic form of YaAqov (see JACOB). | Muslim | Boy | #8287 |
| Yamaan | Yamaan is an Arabic name for boys that means blessed, favored by God. It also means Yemeni, a person from Yemen. | Arabic | Boy | #8287 |
| Yalina | Soft, gentle | Muslim | Girl | #8407 |
| Yasna | It means white rose in arabic | Muslim | Girl | #8922 |
| Youcef | Joseph | Muslim | Boy | #10889 |
| 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 | Girl | #12120 |
| Yusrah | Yusrah is an Arabic name for girls that means ease, luxury. | Arabic | Girl | #12120 |
| Yaseer | Easy, Soft | Muslim | Boy | #12301 |
| Yaminah | Right and proper blessed. | Muslim | Girl | #13427 |
| Yasira | Rich woman. | Muslim | Girl | #13427 |
| Yamina | happy, Right, Proper | Muslim | Girl | #15243 |
| Yaafi | Young man, Nearly 'baligh' | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaafis | Increase | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaameen | Blessed, auspicious. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yaamin | Blessed, auspicious. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yaani | Ripe, Scarlet | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yaaqoot | Ruby, a precious stone, a garnet. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaar | (Persian) Friend. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaarunnabi | Friend of the Prophet (Muhammad) | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaaseen | Name of a surah in the Holy Quran, A title of The Holy Prophet, Muhammad (peace be upon him). | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaasiin | Surah in Al-Quran | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaasir | Name of a Sahabi (RA). | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaasmeen | A sweet-smelling flower called jasmin. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yaasoob | Alis Title | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaawar | (Persian) Aiding, friendly, An a panion, friend. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaeesh | Bin al-Jahm was a narrator of Hadith. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yafi | A narrator of hadith | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yafiah | High, youthful | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yafita | Savior. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yagana | Unique, unprecedented. | Muslim | Boy / Girl | |
| Yaghnam | A narrator of hadith | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yahiya | Ilike name yahiya, Islamic prophet | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yahuda | Praised | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yahyah | Name of "John the Baptist." | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yakootah | Emerald | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yakta | Unique. | Muslim | Boy / Girl | |
| Yala | Height. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yalaa | Name of a Sahabi(RA). | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yalqoot | An early philanthropic woman of Damascus who gave much in charity. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yama | Old Lord. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yamaamah | Intention, Design, Maiden who could see a person at a distance of three days | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yamam | Arabic for dove, ringneck dove. | Muslim | Boy / Girl | |
| Yamama | Arabic for dove, ringneck dove. Singular form (instance) of Yamam. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yamamah | Valley in Arabia | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yamana | Pious | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yamar | Life and Alive | Muslim | Boy / Girl | |
| Yameena | Benefit, Blessings and Profit | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yameenaa | Yameenaa is an Arabic name for girls that means blessed, favored. It also means left, left hand. | Arabic | Girl | |
| Yamha | Dove | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yamika | night | Sanskrit | Girl | |
| Yamin | Right, right side, right hand. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yamini | night | Sanskrit | Girl | |
| Yamna | Fortunate | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yamun | Auspicious | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yanaabi | Fountains | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaqaazah | Watchful, Providant | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yaqana | Unique, unprecedented. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaqeena | Arabic for certain, without doubt. | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yaqin | Confidence, Belief, Trust | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaqinuddin | Belief in the religion (Islam) | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaqinul-Islam | Belief in Islam | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaqiz | Awake | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaqoot | Precious stone | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaquta | Gold, Ruby, Pearl and Coral | Muslim | Girl | |
| Yaqzan | Vigilant, awake, on the alert. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Yaqzhaan | Awake, Conscious | Muslim | Boy |
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.