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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Yuvia
Yzabelle

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Yeimy
Yoadan
Yamilette
Yevette

Yew

German

Yesseca
Youta

Sun, Sunlight

Japanese

Ysbella

French

Yee
Yarisa
Yumna

Good Fortune

African

Yanina
Yudelle

Wealthy

English

Yoi
Yumalai
Yecenia
Yacintha

Hyacinth

Italian

Yanai
Yarexi
Yu

Kind, Tender, Excelling

Japanese

Yaasmiyn
Yoshi

Good, respectful

Japanese

Yeilin
Yenifer
Yantse

Yellow Willow

Native American

Ygraine

English

Yardenah

From the river Jordan

Hebrew

Yasaman
Yannina
Yides
Yosefa

Jehovah increases

Hebrew

Yulissa
Yasemin
Yenge

Work

African

Yamka

Budding Flower

Native American

Yeruscha
Ylisabette

God's promise; God is my oath

Hebrew

Yanick

God is gracious

Hebrew

Yulonda
Yutong
Yamha

Dove

Arabic

Yarelli
Yeneisy
Yitty
Yazmina
Yaeko
Yun-seo

Allow; govern

Asian

Yuliet
Yarelin

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.