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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Yancee
Yenge

Work

African

Yolonda

Violet flower

Spanish

Yasiman

Jasmine flower

Persian

Yenta
Yitta

Light

Hebrew

Yohanna

He (God) has favored me

Hebrew

Yamilett
Yasina
Ylonda
Ygritte

Created name

American

Yun-seo

Allow; govern

Asian

Yabelle

French

Yohance

God's Gift

African

Ytzel
Ydania
Yatziri
Yayoi
Yalda
Yamira
Yazmina
Yumi

Reason

Japanese

Yilin
Yamka

Budding Flower

Native American

Yolandra
Yuan
Yantse

Yellow Willow

Native American

Yelenis
Yuki
Yachne

Kind

Hebrew

Yordana
Yahira
Yisel
Yasmain
Yiyi
Yanira
Yaretzi

You will always be loved

Aztec (Nahuatl)

Yosefa

Jehovah increases

Hebrew

Yunque

Anvil

Spanish

Yulika
Yarielys
Yee
Yuberta

Italian

Yulla

Wealthy; gem of the sea; sacred red

Scandinavian

Yahayra
Yarnell
Yashna
Yulka

Russian

Yue Yan

Happy, Beautiful

Chinese

Yilda

Thanks to the letter’s spring and spirit, girl names that start with Y are appearing more and more on the playground. The second to last letter of the alphabet often gets overlooked, as her next door neighbors X and Z are first stops for parents seeking something rare. The mighty Y is just as exotic as they are, however, and there are plenty of unique girl names that start with Y. Try out Yessenia and Yasmina for a frilly feminine feel or keep it short and sweet with little Yana.

Y names for girls aren’t too out there if you look a little closer. In fact, many baby girl names starting with Y are quite similar to more popular choices on the charts. Take Yasmin for example, a variant of Jasmine. There are also names like Yuliana and Yulia, twists on the mega-popular Juliana and Julia. There’s also Ysabel, a variant spelling of Isabel.

Several baby girl names that start with Y do appear in the Top 1000 like Yaretzi and Yareli, two spunky names with excitement and energy. Like other rare letters, girl names that start with Y are diamonds in the rough just waiting for the right person to let them sparkle.