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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Yurany
Yisel
Yemaya
Yolette

Violet flower

Spanish

Yaasmiyn
Yoshimi
Ysabella

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Yolander
Yuvia
Ysabelle

French

Yanaisy
Yamilett
Yosselyn
Yeesha
Yita
Yakelin
Yudit

Praise

Hebrew

Yanellie
Yelena

Sun ray, shining light

Russian

Yasimine
Yanelly
Yalinda

Violet flower

Spanish

Yna
Ysolda
Yarethzy
Yarelin
Yinuo
Yukiye
Yaneli
Yezenia
Yann

God is gracious

Hebrew

Yelizabet

Russian

Yelisaveta
Ysenia
Yihan
Ya akove

Replaces

Hebrew

Ysabell

French

Yedda

Beautiful voice

English

Yelissa
Yoshie
Ylonda
Yolonda

Violet flower

Spanish

Yekara

Costly, precious

Hebrew

Yelisabetta

Russian

Yosepha

Jehovah increases

Hebrew

Yvian

Combination of Yves, Yvonne and Vivian

American

Yosselin
Yaxeni
Yalena

Russian

Yasemin

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.