Boy names starting with Y – origin, meaning & statistics 2023

Here you'll find the 97 best baby boy names that start with the letter Y – modern, unique or classic, and from all over the world. Click on a name to see its origin, meaning, pronunciation, variants and statistical popularity.

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Boy names with Y

Yahya means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yakob originally means "may God protect" ...
Yago originally means "may God protect" ...
Yakup originally means "may God protect" ...
Yala means "height" ...
Yali: The meaning of Yali is "God with me" or "my God" ...
Yamil means "beautiful" ...
Yane: There is no meaning of the name Yane ...
Yani means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" or "peace" ...
Yanick means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yanic means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yanik means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yanek means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yanis means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yann means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yanneck means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yannek means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yannic means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yannick means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yannes means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yannis means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yannik means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yannie means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yano means "Yahweh is gracious", "Yahweh is merciful" and "rival" or "of the Aemilius family" ...
Yanto: The meaning of the name Yanto is unknown ...
Yanos means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yany means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yao means "born on Thursday" ...
Yaro means "son" in Western African ...
Yari derived from a Taíno word meaning "small gold jewelry" ...
Yarin means "to shout" or "to sing", "cry of rejoicing" and "is full of joy" or "will be full of joy" ...
Yaron means "to shout" or "to sing", "cry of rejoicing" and "is full of joy" or "will be full of joy" ...
Yas means "jasmine" in Persian and "snow" in Native American ...
Yascha means "may God protect", "holder of the heel" and "supplanter" ...
Yasen means "ash tree" ...
Yasha means "glory" and "fame" in Indian and "may God protect" and "holder of the heel" or "supplanter" ...
Yasin: The name Yasin is of unknown meaning ...
Yassin: The name Yassin is of unknown meaning ...
Yasper means "treasurer", "treasure-bearer" and "holder of the treasury" ...
Yavor means "maple tree" ...
Yaël means "mountain goat" and "ibex" ...
Yelte means "payment", "sacrifice" and "resolute protector" ...
Yesse means "gift of God" ...
Yiorgos means "farmer" or "earthworker" ...
Ylan means "tree" and "oak tree" ...
Ylann means "tree" ...
Ylian: There is no meaning of the name Ylian ...
Ylo means "joy" and "gladness" in Finnish ...
Ymir means "twin" and "hermaphrodite", but as well "crying" and "whining" ...
Yoan means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yoah means "Yahweh is brother" ...
Yoann means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yohan means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yohann means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yon: The girl"s name Yon means "rabbit" in Burmese and "lotus blossom" in Korean ...
Yona means "dove" and originally derived from the ancient Greek word "oiōnós/οἰωνός" meaning "sign" or "omen", because in ancient Greece the people believed that birds were sent by gods as a sign ...
Yonah means "dove" and originally derived from the ancient Greek word "oiōnós/οἰωνός" meaning "sign" or "omen", because in ancient Greece the people believed that birds were sent by gods as a sign ...
Yonas means "dove" and originally derived from the ancient Greek word "oiōnós/οἰωνός" meaning "sign" or "omen", because in ancient Greece the people believed that birds were sent by gods as a sign ...
Yonathan means "Yahweh has given" and "gift of Yahweh" ...
Yoni means "Yahweh has given" and "gift of Yahweh" ...
Yonatan means "Yahweh has given" and "gift of Yahweh" ...
Yoran means "to shout" or "to sing", "cry of rejoicing" and "is full of joy" or "will be full of joy" ...
Yorik means "farmer" or "earthworker" ...
Yoric means "farmer" or "earthworker" ...
Yorick means "farmer" or "earthworker" ...
Yorrick means "farmer" or "earthworker" ...
Yoris means "alert", "watchful" or "shepherd" and "farmer", "earthworker" ...
Yoschua means "He saves" or "Yahweh/God is salvation" ...
Yosef means "he will add" and "God increases" ...
Yoshua means "He saves" or "Yahweh/God is salvation" ...
Yoshi means "good luck", "righteous" or "virtuous", "respectable" ...
Yossef means "he will add" and "God increases" ...
Yosh means "Yahweh is salvation" ...
Younes means "dove" and originally derived from the ancient Greek word "oiōnós/οἰωνός" meaning "sign" or "omen", because in ancient Greece the people believed that birds were sent by gods as a sign ...
Younis means "dove" and originally derived from the ancient Greek word "oiōnós/οἰωνός" meaning "sign" or "omen", because in ancient Greece the people believed that birds were sent by gods as a sign ...
Younus means "pigeon" and "dolphin" ...
Youri means "farmer" or "earthworker" ...
Yousef means "he will add" and "God increases" ...
Youssef means "he will add" and "God increases" ...
Yrjänä means "farmer" or "earthworker" ...
Yrjö means "farmer" or "earthworker" ...
Yuki means "snow" or "happiness" ...
Yule means "Christmas" ...
Yulian means "of the family of the Julii" and "dedicated to Jupiter" or "devoted to Jove" ...
Yunes means "dove" and originally derived from the ancient Greek word "oiōnós/οἰωνός" meaning "sign" or "omen", because in ancient Greece the people believed that birds were sent by gods as a sign ...
Yunis means "dove" and originally derived from the ancient Greek word "oiōnós/οἰωνός" meaning "sign" or "omen", because in ancient Greece the people believed that birds were sent by gods as a sign ...
Yunus means "dove" and originally derived from the ancient Greek word "oiōnós/οἰωνός" meaning "sign" or "omen", because in ancient Greece the people believed that birds were sent by gods as a sign ...
Yuri: The boy"s name Yuri means "farmer" or "earthworker" and the girl"s name Yuri means "lily" or "glass" ...
Yusuf means "he will add" and "God increases" ...
Yury means "farmer" or "earthworker" ...
Yuuki: Yūki can be a combination of the Kanji characters "yū/優" meaning "gentleness", "excellence" and "輝/ki" meaning "brightness", or "yū/悠" meaning "permanence" and "ki/希" meaning "hope" ...
Yvan means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yvar means "archer" or "bow warrior" and "warrior of Yngvi" or "protected by Yngvi" ...
Yven means "yew" ...
Yves means "yew" and "archer", because yew wood was used for bows ...
Yvo means "yew tree" and "archer", because yew wood was used for bows ...
Yzac means "He will laugh", "He laughed" or "God has made laugh" ...