Boy names starting with Y – origin, meaning & statistics 2023 97 beautiful and unique male baby names from Yaël to Yzac

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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  • 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" ...

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