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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.

Yen

Meaning: calm, peaceful

Origin:Vietnamese
8760
Yuvi

Meaning: stream

Origin:Hebrew
8746
Yefim

Meaning: fair speech

Origin:Russian diminutive of Euphemios, Greek
8745
Origin:Japanese
8494
Yemoja

Meaning: mother of fish

Origin:Yoruba
8493
Yuto

Meaning: gentle person

Origin:Japanese
8386
Yahiko

Meaning: increasing boy

Origin:Japanese
8383
Yochanan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Hebrew
8089
Ysandre

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Variation of Sandra, Italian from Greek
7854
Origin:Japanese
7853
Yalena Yalena is a lovely name and is mainly prefer...
Origin:Greek and Russian variation of Helen
7852
Yuval

Meaning: stream

Origin:Hebrew variation of Jubal, Latin
7821
Yitzhak Yitzhak is a name most common among boys. It...
Origin:Hebrew variation of Isaac
7820
Yitzchok

Meaning: laughter

Origin:Yiddish variation of Yitzhak, Hebrew
7819
Yiorgos

Meaning: farmer

Origin:Variation of George, Greek
7818
Yevgeny Yevgeny is a good name for boys. It is a mas...
Origin:Russian variation of Eugene
7817
Origin:Chinese surname
7816
Yunus emre

Meaning: friendly dove

Origin:Turkish
7551
Yevhen Yevhen is a Ukrainian name with a rich histo...
Origin:Slavic
7550
Yansa

Meaning: buffalo

Origin:Cherokee
7549