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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Yoshi

Good, respectful

Japanese

Yasaman
Youra

Enough silk

Asian

Yovanna
Yaritzel
Ysotta
Yakima
Yanick

God is gracious

Hebrew

Yetzali
Youliya

Russian

Yun-seo

Allow; govern

Asian

Yusra
Yanessa
Ynesita

Chaste

Spanish

Yuritzi
Yseulte
Yudit

Praise

Hebrew

Yosra
Yizza
Ysbella

French

Yashodhana
Yarely
Yani
Yeline
Yovana
Yukie
Yanely
Yailin
Yeong

Flower; brave

Asian

Yamileth

Beautiful

Spanish

Yacinta

Hyacinth

Italian

Yimeyam

Bright

Native American

Yosefa

Jehovah increases

Hebrew

Yousra
Yanine
Ygerna
Yveth
Yakeline
Yaretsy
Yocelin
Yessika
Yasminda

Jasmine flower

Persian

Ysabella

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Yoanah

God is gracious

Hebrew

Yadhira
Yumna

Good Fortune

African

Yarelli
Yzabella
Yaffit

Beautiful

Hebrew

Yannely

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.