Baby names starting with Y
Whether you’re looking for a name for your child or even a character in a story you’re writing, there are tons of ideas out there. We’ve compiled helpful guides of names and their meanings to inspire you, from A-Z lists to country-specific names and everything in between.
Yarelis
Meaning: water lady; small butterfly
Origin: Variation of Yareli, Native American, Spanish
Yarden
Meaning: to flow down, descend
Origin: Hebrew
Yuliya
Meaning: youthful, downy
Origin: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Yule
Meaning: winter solstice
Origin: English
Origin: Dutch diminutive of Yvonne, French
Yennefer
Meaning: white shadow, white wave
Origin: Literary name, variation of Jennifer or Guinevere, Cornish or Welsh
Yvan
The name Yvan is derived from the Hebrew wor...
Origin: French
Yardley
Meaning: wood clearing
Origin: English surname
Ygritte
The meaning of Ygritte is ‘free folk’. Not m...
Origin: popular culture
Yasmeen
Meaning: jasmine flower
Origin: Persian
Yannis
Traditionally of Greek origin, the meaning o...
Origin: Greek variation of John
Yeardley
Meaning: fenced meadow
Origin: English
Yossi
The meaning of Yossi is ‘he will enlarge', a...
Origin: Hebrew
Yakov
Meaning: supplanter
Origin: Russian variation of Jacob
Yahav
Meaning: wish, God will help me
Origin: Hebrew
Yume
Meaning: dream; abundance of sprouts
Origin: Japanese
Yaakov
Meaning: supplanting
Origin: Hebrew
Yamina
Meaning: right, proper
Origin: Arabic
Yossarian
The name Yossarian is a masculine name. The ...
Origin: Literary name
