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Baby Girl Names Ending in Y

Girl names that end with the letter Y have gone from ordinary to quaint, with the ee sound today as likely represented by an i, an ey, or an eigh as with a Y.

Emily is the top girl name ending with Y in the US. Along with Emily, other girl names that end with Y in the US Top 50 include Avery, Riley, Zoey, Lily, Aubrey, and Audrey.

Unique Y-ending names on our recommended list range from the botanical Bryony. to the vintage Polly and the Biblical Mercy. But Y is a classic and serviceable way to end names or nicknames for girls. Here are a collection of baby girl names, from traditional to contemporary, buttoned-up to informal, that can end in the letter Y.

If you want to look beyong curated group of y-ending names for girls , see our complete list of Girl Names Ending in Y.

Cherry The meaning of the name Cherry is 'dear one’...
Origin:Fruit name
747
Origin:English
765
Tully

Meaning: flood, peaceful, or hill

Origin:Irish
2635
Carey

Meaning: dark, black

Origin:Irish
7897
Holiday

Meaning: holy day

Origin:English word name
2623
Tuesday

Meaning: Tiu's Day,

Origin:English
1086
Effy

Meaning: fair speech

Origin:Greek, diminutive of Euphemia
1553
Ainsley

Meaning: one's own meadow

Origin:Scottish
743
Ashley

Meaning: dweller near the ash tree meadow

Origin:English
905
Kizzy

Meaning: cassia tree

Origin:Variation of Keziah
2363
Islay The name Islay is Scottish and is derived fr...
Origin:Scottish place-name
2345
Loxley

Meaning: lynx glade

Origin:English
2996
Lacey

Meaning: from Lassy

Origin:English
977
Tigerlily Tigerlily is a beautiful and unique name tha...
Origin:English
1307
Holly The name Holly is of English origins and it ...
Origin:English nature name
662
Emberly Emberly is a fiery name with English origins...
Origin:Modern invented name
3187
Destiny A name of Latin origins, the meaning of Dest...
Origin:Word name
865
Shelby

Meaning: estate on the ledge

Origin:English
1293
Miray

Meaning: shining like the moon

Origin:Turkish
2331
Origin:Word name
2088