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.
Yoav
Meaning: praise Jehovah
Origin: Hebrew
Yuyu
Meaning: gentle friend; dream friend
Origin: Japanese
Origin: Choctaw, Native American
Origin: Hebrew variation of Jonah
Yosef
Meaning: God shall add
Origin: Hebrew
Origin: Variation of Yehudah
Yarik
Meaning: fierce and glorious
Origin: Diminutive of Yaroslav, Russian
Origin: Cherokee or variation of Jonah, Hebrew
Yoli
Meaning: violet flower
Origin: Diminutive of Yolanda, Spanish
Yoel
Meaning: Jehovah is his God
Origin: Hebrew
Origin: Feminine variation of Ulf, Scandinavian
Yuji
Meaning: relaxed and caring
Origin: Japanese
Yisrael
Meaning: contender with God
Origin: Hebrew
Yaroslav
Meaning: fierce and glorious
Origin: Russian
Yanis
Meaning: gift of God
Origin: Hebrew
Yalitza
Yalitza is an uncommon American name. The na...
Origin: Mexican invented name
Yovan
The meaning of Yovan is 'young'. It is a lov...
Origin: Hindi
Yanai
Meaning: he will answer
Origin: Aramaic