Girl names that start with Y
These 89 Y girl names run from Yaa to Yvonne, each with its meaning and origin. The most popular in the US in 2025 were Yara, Yaretzi and Yareli.
Yeji
Insight, wisdom (Korean)
GirlKorean
Yue
Moon; joy (depends on characters) (Chinese). No. 9,438 in the US in 2025, 11 babies.
GirlChinese
Yelizaveta
My God is an oath (Hebrew)
GirlRussian
Yousra
Ease, wealth (Arabic). No. 7,122 in the US in 2025, 16 babies.
GirlArabic
Yolotl
Heart, spirit (Nahuatl)
UnisexSpanish
Yang
Sun, light, written 阳 (Chinese)
UnisexChinese
Yaa
Born on Thursday (Akan)
GirlAfrican
Yüksel
Rise (Turkish)
UnisexTurkish
Yente
Noble, from French gentille (Yiddish)
GirlHebrew
Yeona
Beautiful child (depends on hanja) (Korean)
GirlKorean
Yuna
Gentle and graceful (depends on hanja) (Korean). No. 952 in the US in 2025, 271 babies.
GirlKoreanRising
Yeong
Brave, heroic, when written 英 (Korean)
UnisexKorean
Most popular girl names starting with Y in 2025
Ranked by the number of US babies given each name. Each spelling is counted on its own.
| US rank | Name | Babies | 10-year trend | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #507 | Yara | 585 | Steady | – |
| #672 | Yaretzi | 422 | Steady | – |
| #794 | Yareli | 343 | Steady | – |
| #952 | Yuna | 271 | Rising | gentle and graceful (depends on hanja) |
| #959 | Yasmin | 269 | Steady | jasmine flower |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 2025. Trend compares the rank with ten years earlier.
Y names by the numbers
How many US babies get a name starting with Y, counted from Social Security records of names given to at least 5 babies.
Girls
- Share of girls, 2025
- 0.5%
- Place among 26 letters
- 23rd
- Different Y names
- 294
- In the top 1,000
- 5
Share of girls with a Y name: 0.3% in 1950, 0.6% in 2000, and 0.5% in 2025.
Y girl names used in many cultures
Names our database lists in the most languages and countries, easy to spell and say in several of them.
- Yasminjasmine flower (Persian)
- Yujade or rain in Chinese; gentle in Japanese (Chinese and Japanese)
- Yurilily in Japanese; glass in Korean (Japanese and Korean)
- Yvonneyew tree (Germanic)
- Yaaborn on Thursday (Akan)
- Yaarahoneycomb, honeysuckle (Hebrew)
- Yaelmountain goat, ibex (Hebrew)
- Yaëlibex, mountain goat (Hebrew)
- Yafabeautiful, pleasant (Hebrew)
- Yaffabeautiful, lovely (Hebrew)
- Yağmurrain (Turkish)
- Yahavhope (Hebrew)
- Yakiraprecious (Hebrew)
- Yaldathe winter solstice festival (Syriac)
- Yalimy God (Hebrew)
- Yamilabeautiful (Arabic)
- Yamininight (Sanskrit)
- Yanswallow (bird); beautiful (depends on characters) (Chinese)
Where these names come from
- Hebrew: 16
- Japanese: 15
- Korean: 15
- Chinese: 8
- Turkish: 6
- Greek: 5
- Persian: 4
- Arabic: 3
All 89 girl names that start with Y
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaa | born on Thursday | Akan | Girl |
| Yaara | honeycomb, honeysuckle | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yael | mountain goat, ibex | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yaël | ibex, mountain goat | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yafa | beautiful, pleasant | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yaffa | beautiful, lovely | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yağmur | rain | Turkish | Unisex |
| Yahav | hope | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Yakira | precious | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yalda | the winter solstice festival | Syriac | Girl |
| Yali | my God | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Yamila | beautiful | Arabic | Girl |
| Yamini | night | Sanskrit | Girl |
| Yan | swallow (bird); beautiful (depends on characters) | Chinese | Girl |
| Yana | God is gracious | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yang | sun, light, written 阳 | Chinese | Unisex |
| Yanina | God is gracious | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yarden | to flow down; the Jordan River | Hebrew | Unisex |
| Yaren | close friend | Turkish | Girl |
| Yaroslava | fierce glory | Slavic | Girl |
| Yasaman | jasmine flower | Persian | Girl |
| Yasemin | jasmine flower | Persian | Girl |
| Yasmin | jasmine flower | Persian | Girl |
| Yayoi | third month of the old calendar | Japanese | Girl |
| Yedida | beloved, friend | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yeeun | artistic grace (depends on hanja) | Korean | Girl |
| Yeganeh | unique | Persian | Girl |
| Yeji | insight, wisdom | Korean | Girl |
| Yejin | artistic and precious (depends on characters) | Korean | Girl |
| Yekaterina | Russian form of Katherine | Greek | Girl |
| Yelena | Russian form of Helen | Greek | Girl |
| Yelizaveta | my God is an oath | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yena | art and graceful (depends on hanja) | Korean | Girl |
| Yente | noble, from French gentille | Yiddish | Girl |
| Yeona | beautiful child (depends on hanja) | Korean | Girl |
| Yeong | brave, heroic, when written 英 | Korean | Unisex |
| Yeonghui | flower and lady (depends on hanja) | Korean | Girl |
| Yeongja | flower child (depends on hanja) | Korean | Girl |
| Yeongsuk | flower and virtuous (depends on hanja) | Korean | Girl |
| Yeonu | lasting blessing (depends on hanja) | Korean | Unisex |
| Yeoreum | summer, a native Korean word | Korean | Girl |
| Yerin | wise jade luster (depends on hanja) | Korean | Girl |
| Yeşim | jade | Turkish | Girl |
| Yetunde | mother has returned | Yoruba | Girl |
| Yevdokiya | goodwill | Greek | Girl |
| Yevfrosiniya | joy, mirth | Greek | Girl |
| Yevgenia | well-born, noble | Greek | Girl |
| Yewande | mother has found me | Yoruba | Girl |
| Yewon | art and beautiful woman (depends on hanja) | Korean | Girl |
| Yifat | splendor | Hebrew | Girl |
| Ying | flower; clever (depends on characters) | Chinese | Girl |
| Ying | shadow, when written 影 | Chinese | Unisex |
| Yiska | to behold | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yıldız | a star | Turkish | Girl |
| Ylva | a she-wolf | Old Norse | Girl |
| Yocheved | God is glory | Hebrew | Girl |
| Yoko | sunlight child; ocean child (depends on characters) | Japanese | Girl |
| Yolotl | heart, spirit | Nahuatl | Unisex |
| Yolotzin | beloved heart | Nahuatl | Unisex |
| Yoloxóchitl | heart flower | Nahuatl | Girl |
| Yonca | clover | Turkish | Girl |
| Yong | brave, when written 勇 | Chinese | Unisex |
| Yoshie | good blessing (depends on characters) | Japanese | Girl |
| Yoshiko | good child (depends on characters) | Japanese | Girl |
| Yousra | ease, wealth | Arabic | Girl |
| Youstina | just | Latin | Girl |
| Yu | jade or rain in Chinese; gentle in Japanese | Chinese and Japanese | Unisex |
| Yue | moon; joy (depends on characters) | Chinese | Girl |
| Yue | moon, written 月 | Chinese | Unisex |
| Yui | binding, tie (depends on characters) | Japanese | Girl |
| Yuina | tie and greens (depends on characters) | Japanese | Girl |
| Yujin | having treasure (depends on hanja) | Korean | Unisex |
| Yuka | gentle flower (depends on characters) | Japanese | Girl |
| Yuki | snow; happiness (depends on characters) | Japanese | Unisex |
| Yukiko | snow child | Japanese | Girl |
| Yuko | gentle child (depends on characters) | Japanese | Girl |
| Yüksel | rise | Turkish | Unisex |
| Yume | dream | Japanese | Girl |
| Yumi | archery bow | Japanese | Girl |
| Yun | cloud (depends on characters) | Chinese | Unisex |
| Yuna | gentle and graceful (depends on hanja) | Korean | Girl |
| Yuraq | white | Quechua | Unisex |
| Yuri | lily in Japanese; glass in Korean | Japanese and Korean | Girl |
| Yuriko | lily child (depends on characters) | Japanese | Girl |
| Yusra | ease, wealth | Arabic | Girl |
| Yuzu | Japanese citron | Japanese | Girl |
| Yuzuki | tie and moon (depends on characters) | Japanese | Girl |
| Yvette | yew | Germanic | Girl |
| Yvonne | yew tree | Germanic | Girl |
Frequently asked questions
What are the most popular girl names that start with Y?
The most popular girl names starting with Y in the US are Yara (#507), Yaretzi (#672), Yareli (#794), Yuna (#952), Yasmin (#959), according to US Social Security Administration data for 2025.
How many girl names start with Y?
In 2025, 294 different girl names starting with Y were given to at least 5 US babies each, and 5 of them were in the top 1,000. This page lists 89 with their meaning and origin.
How common are girl names that start with Y?
0.5% of US girls born in 2025 have a name starting with Y, making it the 23rd most common first letter. In 1950 it was 0.3%.
Where do girl names starting with Y come from?
The most common origins on this list are Hebrew (16), Japanese (15), Korean (15).