Cities That Start With Y

38 cities Places Checked 9 Oct 2026

These cities that start with Y are the world's big cities with 300,000 or more people, 38 in all, ranked by population. A separate list covers 7 US cities that start with Y, followed by capital cities.

Y has 38 cities. Yangon in Myanmar and Yokohama in Japan lead the list, and Yekaterinburg in Russia is a long, rewarding name to spell. China adds a family of names beginning with Yang or Yan, such as Yangzhou and Yantai.

On the US side, Yonkers in New York and Yuma in Arizona are the best known. Yuma is only four letters, which makes it a smart pick for crossword-style games. Y is more generous here than many people expect.

Big cities starting with Y: 38
Largest: Yangon Myanmar
Largest in the US: Yonkers New York

Cities that start with Y around the world

#	City	Country	Population
1	Yangon	Myanmar	4.5 million
2	Yokohama	Japan	3.8 million
3	Yunfu	China	2.6 million
4	Yantai	China	2.2 million
5	Yancheng	China	1.6 million
6	Yangzhou	China	1.6 million
7	Yekaterinburg	Russia	1.5 million
8	Yinchuan	China	1.5 million
9	Yiwu	China	1.5 million
10	Yichang	China	1.4 million
11	Yaounde	Cameroon	1.3 million
12	Yangjiang	China	1.3 million
13	Yixing	China	1.3 million
14	Yangpu	China	1.2 million
15	Yerevan	Armenia	1.1 million
16	Yulin	China	1.1 million
17	Yichun	China	1.0 million
18	Yongzhou	China	1.0 million
19	Yueyang	China	991,465
20	Yibin	China	836,340
21	Yangquan	China	731,228
22	Yuncheng	China	680,036
23	Ya'an	China	612,056
24	Yaroslavl	Russia	608,722
25	Yingkou	China	591,159
26	Yazd	Iran	477,905
27	Yanan	China	475,234
28	Yola	Nigeria	460,000
29	Yongji	China	452,000
30	Yokosuka	Japan	409,478
31	Yogyakarta	Indonesia	375,699
32	Yenagoa	Nigeria	365,000
33	Yangsan	South Korea	358,074
34	Yunusobod	Uzbekistan	352,000
35	Yunlong	China	345,393
36	Yanji	China	326,957
37	Yokkaichi	Japan	305,424
38	Yangshuo	China	300,000

US cities that start with Y

City	State	Population
Yonkers	New York	201,116
Yuma	Arizona	95,548
Yakima	Washington	93,701
Yorba Linda	California	67,973
Yuba City	California	66,941
Youngstown	Ohio	64,628
Yucaipa	California	53,328

Capital cities that start with Y

Capital	Country
Yamoussoukro	Ivory Coast
Yaoundé	Cameroon
Yaren	Nauru
Yerevan	Armenia

Questions people ask

What is the biggest city that starts with Y?

Yangon in Myanmar, with about 4.5 million people in the GeoNames count.

What US cities start with Y?

The largest are Yonkers, New York, Yuma, Arizona, Yakima, Washington, Yorba Linda, California, Yuba City, California.

What capital cities start with Y?

Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast), Yaoundé (Cameroon), Yaren (Nauru), Yerevan (Armenia).

Which country has the most big cities starting with Y?

China, with 24 of the cities on this list.

Source: the GeoNames database: world cities with 300,000 or more people and US cities with 50,000 or more. Population figures are the latest GeoNames counts and can lag behind new census results.

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