Baby names starting with Y

92 baby names that start with Y, ranked by how many U.S. babies have been given each name since 1880.

Most popular

NameGenderOrigin2025 rankBabies since 1880
YvonneGirlFrench borrowed from France—156,738
YolandaGirlSpanish—113,455
YvetteGirlFrench borrowed from French in the ninet—64,233
YeseniaGirl——39,781
YasminGirlArabic#959 (g)21,827
YasmineGirlArabic—13,806
YaretziGirl—#672 (g)13,609
YadiraGirl——12,838
YahirBoy—#816 (b)12,481
YusufBoyArabic#450 (b)11,455
YareliGirl—#794 (g)10,702
YosefBoyHebrew#665 (b)10,612
YaelUnisexHebrew#818 (b)9,708
YazminGirl——9,351
YaritzaGirl——8,436
YehudaBoyHebrew#741 (b)7,885
YaraGirl—#507 (g)7,565
YesseniaGirl——7,466
YousefBoyArabic#745 (b)7,008
YisroelBoyYiddish#826 (b)6,813
YoselinGirlGermanic—6,772
YulianaGirl——6,670
YamilethGirlSpanish—6,643
YuriUnisexJapanese—6,224
YasmeenGirlArabic—6,184

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Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025 (names given to 5+ babies per year).