256 Baby Names That Start With Y (With Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Yancey
    • Origin:

      Native American
    • Meaning:

      "yankee"
  2. Yada
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "he knew"
  3. Yrsa
    • Origin:

      Old Norse, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese, meaning unknown
  4. Yukiko
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "snow child"
  5. Yahiko
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "increasing boy"
  6. Yannik
    • Origin:

      Extension of Jann or Yann
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
  7. Yaffa
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful"
  8. Yansa
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "buffalo"
  9. Yehudah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "to praise"
  10. Yitty
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Yetta, Yiddish
    • Meaning:

      "light"
  11. Yonah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew variation of Jonah
    • Meaning:

      "dove"
  12. Yekaterina
    • Origin:

      Russian variation of Katherine
  13. Yang
    • Origin:

      Chinese
    • Meaning:

      "ocean; light, sun, male"
  14. Yentl
    • Origin:

      Yiddish
    • Meaning:

      "noble"
  15. Yorleny
    • Origin:

      Costa Rican
    • Meaning:

      "yours, Lenny"
  16. Ygritte
    • Origin:

      popular culture
  17. Yakov
    • Origin:

      Russian variation of Jacob
    • Meaning:

      "supplanter"
  18. Yancy
    • Origin:

      American variation of Jansen, Dutch, Native American
    • Meaning:

      "son of Jan; yankee"
  19. Yochanan
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
  20. Yaba
    • Origin:

      Twi
    • Meaning:

      "Born on a Thursday"