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

Here you'll find the 105 best baby girl names starting with the letter Y. They're long or short, cute, powerful 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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Girl names with Y

Ya: Ya means "graceful", "elegant" or "refined" ...
Yaffa means "beautiful" ...
Yaelle means "mountain goat" and "ibex" ...
Yadah means "shooting an arrow", "casting down", "throwing", "praising" and "confession" ...
Yael means "mountain goat" and "ibex" ...
Yagmur means "rain" ...
Yalena means "torch" and "beautiful", "light", "bright" and "shining" ...
Yali: The meaning of Yali is "God with me" or "my God" ...
Yamina means "right", "right hand" or "oath" ...
Yamila means "beautiful" ...
Yana means "Yahweh is gracious", "Yahweh is merciful" and "goddess of the moon" ...
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" ...
Yanina means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yanna 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" ...
Yannik means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yannika 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" ...
Yanti means "Goddess Parvati" ...
Yany means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yarah: The girl"s name Yarah means "honey", "honeycomb" or "honeysuckle" ...
Yara means in Latin American "woman", "mistress", "lady", in Persia "strong", "brave" and from Irene "peace" ...
Yaren: The name Yaren means "friend" or "fellow" ...
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" ...
Yas means "jasmine" in Persian and "snow" in Native American ...
Yasamine means "jasmine blossom" ...
Yasha means "glory" and "fame" in Indian and "may God protect" and "holder of the heel" or "supplanter" ...
Yasmin means "jasmine blossom", "flower", "scent", "symbol of love" ...
Yasmina means - besides "Jasmine" - "flower", "scent" and "symbol of love" ...
Yasmine means "jasmine blossom", "flower", "scent" or "symbol of love" ...
Ybel presumably means "God is abundance", "God is my oath" and "God has sworn" ...
Yaëlle means "mountain goat" and "ibex" ...
Yaël means "mountain goat" and "ibex" ...
Yda means "work" or "labour" or "industrious one" and "wise woman", "woman" or "virgin" ...
Yelisaveta means "God is abundance", "God is my oath" and "God has sworn" ...
Yelena means "torch" and "beautiful", "light", "bright" and "shining" ...
Yeliz means "what remains behind the wind" and "like the wind" ...
Yella means "God is my strength" and "God"s heroine" ...
Yelva means "God is abundance", "God is my oath" and "God has sworn" ...
Yennifer means "white fairy", "white phantom" ...
Yemima means "dove" ...
Yenthe means "God is kind" and "God is gracious" ...
Yente means "noble", "aristocratic" ...
Yessica means "to behold", "to see", "to see before" or "God beholds" ...
Yla means "joy" and "gladness" ...
Yeva means "life", "living one", "source of life" or "mother of life" ...
Ylaria means "cheerful" ...
Ylenia means "torch" and "beautiful", "light", "bright" and "shining" ...
Yliana means "my God is Yahweh" ...
Yllka means "star" ...
Ylona means "torch" and "beautiful", "light", "bright" and "shining" ...
Ylva means "she-wolf" ...
Ylvi means "little she-wolf" ...
Ylvie means "little she-wolf" ...
Ylvy means "little she-wolf" ...
Ymke means "whole", "big", "universal" and "entire" ...
Yma means "how beautiful!" ...
Yna means e ...
Yngvi: The name Yngvi has no meaning of its own ...
Yoanna means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yohanna means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yola means "violet", "violet blossom" and "purple flower" ...
Yoko: There are several meanings of the name Yoko, e ...
Yolanda means "violet", "violet blossom" and "purple flower" ...
Yolande means "violet", "violet blossom" and "purple flower" ...
Yolantha means "violet", "violet blossom" and "purple flower" ...
Yon: The girl"s name Yon means "rabbit" in Burmese and "lotus blossom" in Korean ...
Yolanthe means "violet", "violet blossom" and "purple flower" ...
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 ...
Yorinde means "alert" and "watchful" ...
Yosha means "young woman", "girl" ...
Youna means "desired" ...
Youlia means "of the family of the Julii" and "dedicated to Jupiter" or "devoted to Jove" ...
Yrsa: The meaning of the name Yrsa is unknown ...
Ysabel means "God is abundance", "God is my oath" and "God has sworn", but also "beautiful" ...
Yris means "rainbow" ...
Ysaline means "God is abundance", "God is my oath" and "God has sworn" ...
Ysobel means "my God is an oath", but also "beautiful" ...
Yseult means "iron ruler" ...
Ysolde means "iron ruler" ...
Ysolda means "iron ruler" ...
Ysé means "iron ruler" ...
Yuki means "snow" or "happiness" ...
Yukiko means "happy child" or "snow child" ...
Yudith means "woman from Judea" and "Jewish woman" or "Jewess", but as well "praised" ...
Yukina is a combination of "snow" and "vegetables, greens" ...
Yula means "of the family of the Julii", "dedicated to Jupiter" or "devoted to Jove" and "July" or "born in July" ...
Yulia means "of the family of the Julii" and "dedicated to Jupiter" or "devoted to Jove" ...
Yumi means according to the several Kanji characters "reason", "cause", "archery bow" or "beautiful" ...
Yuliya means "of the family of the Julii" and "dedicated to Jupiter" or "devoted to Jove" ...
Yuna means "desired" ...
Yunia means "born in June", "youth" and "who belongs to Juno" ...
Yuri: The boy"s name Yuri means "farmer" or "earthworker" and the girl"s name Yuri means "lily" or "glass" ...
Yuuna: The name Yuuna derived from Japanese Kanji 優 meaning "superiority" or "gentleness" or 柚 meaning "grapefruit", "citrus fruit" and 菜 meaning "vegetables" or "greens" ...
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" ...
Yva means "life", "living one", "source of life" or "mother of life" ...
Yvana means "Yahweh is gracious" and "Yahweh is merciful" ...
Yvonne means "yew" and "archer", because yew wood was used for bows ...
Yzabel means "God is abundance", "God is my oath" and "God has sworn", but also "beautiful" ...
Yıldız means "star" ...