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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Yarmilla

Trader

Slavic

Yazaira
Yemima
Yoanna

God is gracious

Hebrew

Yurani
Yulianna
Yon
Yasmin

Jasmine flower

Persian

Yolande

Purple; violet flower

Spanish

Yanel
Yasmen
Yulani
Yoana

God is gracious

Hebrew

Yelysaveta

Devoted to God

Hebrew

Yasna
Yabelle

French

Yapany

Big Sister

Aboriginal

Yamel
Yoyko

Mountain

Aboriginal

Yoi
Yohana
Ysande
Yanely
Ysabeau

God's promise

Hebrew

Yahaira
Yoshiye
Yeardley

Form of Yardley

English

Yerina

Russian

Yatzary
Yeraldine
Yamha

Dove

Arabic

Yancy
Yelisaveta
Yeong

Flower; brave

Asian

Yitzel
Yer
Yuka

Kind smell

Japanese

Youa
Yvonna

Yew

German

Ylisabette

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Yatana
Yaretsy
Yong

Brave; eternal

Asian

Yarelin
Yasirah
Yashodhana
Yuliana
Yennefer

Form of Jennifer

Modern

Ya el

Goat

Hebrew

Yeruscha

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.