Names That Start With Y
Here are the names that start with Y that families actually use, taken from US birth records: 1,037 girl names, 540 boy names and 2 names often given to both. Each column below shows the 25 used most often, with the number of babies given the name since 1880.
Y names often start with a vowel-like glide, which gives Yvonne and Yolanda a smooth, flowing sound. Yvette has a similar feel.
Girls have about 1,000 names under Y, and boys about 540. Yosef is a short boys' choice. Yael and Yuri are unisex options.
Spelling choices are common: Yasmin and Yasmine are one example. Vonnie and Yoli are friendly nicknames. A Y name gives a soft start before most surnames. To browse only girls or only boys, see the matching Y pages.
- Girl names
- 1,037
- Boy names
- 540
- Unisex names
- 2
- Last names
- 991
Most popular names that start with Y
Top girl names
- Yvonne 155,323
- Yolanda 112,374
- Yvette 63,061
- Yesenia 38,434
- Yasmin 19,513
- Yasmine 12,467
- Yadira 12,420
- Yaretzi 9,018
- Yazmin 8,330
- Yareli 7,667
- Yessenia 7,187
- Yaritza 7,004
- Yoselin 5,919
- Yuliana 5,511
- Yajaira 5,437
- Yasmeen 5,348
- Yahaira 4,847
- Yamileth 4,456
- Yamilet 4,284
- Yolonda 3,872
- Yetta 3,788
- Yessica 3,743
- Yara 3,713
- Yulissa 3,620
- Yael 3,414
Top boy names
- Yahir 10,135
- Yosef 7,295
- Yusuf 6,984
- Yehuda 5,405
- Yisroel 4,895
- Yousef 4,641
- Yaakov 4,327
- Yair 3,904
- Yitzchok 3,766
- Yandel 3,351
- Yael 3,162
- Yoel 3,090
- Youssef 2,678
- Yusef 2,569
- Yadiel 2,443
- Yancy 2,414
- Yahya 2,400
- Yash 2,278
- Yakov 2,272
- Young 2,206
- Yonatan 2,109
- Yaseen 1,988
- Yasir 1,935
- Yovani 1,817
- Yasin 1,806
Y names popular right now
Girl and boy names starting with Y in the 2017 top 1,000, with their rank.
- Yaretzi #404 girl
- Yusuf #566 boy
- Yosef #678 boy
- Yousef #722 boy
- Yareli #777 girl
- Yahir #828 boy
- Yahya #916 boy
- Yehuda #935 boy
- Yadiel #971 boy
- Yara #986 girl
- Yamileth #988 girl
- Yisroel #994 boy
Unisex names that start with Y
Names where at least a quarter of babies were girls and at least a quarter were boys.
| Name | Girls | Boys | Babies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yael | 52% | 48% | 6,576 |
| Yuri | 60% | 40% | 4,471 |
More letters: unisex names A to Z.
Names that start and end with Y
- Yarely
- Yancy
- Yaretzy
- Yancey
- Yanely
- Yitty
- Yanelly
- Yovany
- Yatziry
- Yuritzy
- Yovanny
- Yeimy
- Yordy
- Yeray
- Yarelly
- Yenny
- Yobany
- Yaritzy
- Yesly
- Yury
- Yuriy
- Yony
- Yaneisy
- Yorley
Common last names with Y
- Young
- Yang
- Yates
- York
- Yoder
- Yu
- Yarbrough
- Yeager
- Ybarra
- Yee
- Yost
- Yanez
- Youngblood
- Yi
- Yazzie
- Yancey
Questions people ask
What are the most common names that start with Y?
For girls, Yvonne, Yolanda, Yvette, Yesenia. For boys, Yahir, Yosef, Yusuf, Yehuda. These have been given to the most babies in US records.
How many names start with Y?
US birth records list 1,037 girl names and 540 boy names starting with Y.
What are gender neutral names that start with Y?
Names often given to both girls and boys include Yael, Yuri.
What names start and end with Y?
Yarely, Yancy, Yaretzy, Yancey, Yanely, Yitty, Yanelly, Yovany.
Source: US Social Security baby name records for every name given to at least 5 babies in a year, from 1880 to 2017; last names from the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people).