Baby Boy Names That Start With Y
Browse 139 baby boy names that start with Y, with meanings and origins from the audited name pool. This page is the gender-specific companion to the broad Y baby-name list, so it stays focused on boy names rather than mixing in every possible starting-letter match.
Browse Baby Boy Names Beginning With Y
This page narrows the Y list to baby boy names with meanings and origins. For a fresh batch, open the boy name generator preset for Y. You can also compare the broader baby names that start with Y, switch to baby girl names that start with Y, or move to baby boy names that start with X and baby boy names that start with Z.
Baby Boy Names That Start With Y List
139 curated ideas with quick meanings or usage notes.
#1
Yusuf
Meaning: He will add
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#2
Yahya
Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#3
Yunus
Meaning: Dove
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#4
Yaqub
Meaning: Supplanter
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#5
Yaseen
Meaning: Name of a Quranic chapter
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#6
Yousef
Meaning: He will add
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#7
Yousuf
Meaning: God will add
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#8
Yasin
Meaning: Quranic letters, meaning uncertain
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#9
Yuvraj
Meaning: Young prince, heir apparent
Origin: Sanskrit / Hindi
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#10
Yazan
Meaning: Ancient Arabian tribe name or balance
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#11
Yasir
Meaning: Easy-going, prosperous
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#12
Yusha
Meaning: God is salvation
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#13
Younes
Meaning: Dove
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#14
Yash
Meaning: Fame, glory
Origin: Sanskrit
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#15
Yusef
Meaning: God will add
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#16
Yuvaan
Meaning: Young, youthful
Origin: Sanskrit
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#17
Younis
Meaning: Dove
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#18
Yanis
Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Greek / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#19
Yisroel
Meaning: God contends
Origin: Hebrew / Yiddish
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#20
Yosef
Meaning: He will add
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#21
Youssef
Meaning: God will add
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#22
Yohan
Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: French / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#23
Yousif
Meaning: God will add
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#24
Yehuda
Meaning: Praised
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#25
Yakov
Meaning: Supplanter
Origin: Hebrew / Slavic
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#26
Yaman
Meaning: Blessed, right-hand side, or Yemen-related
Origin: Arabic / Turkish
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#27
Yasser
Meaning: Easy-going, prosperous
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#28
Yousaf
Meaning: God will add
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew variant
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#29
Yaqoob
Meaning: Supplanter
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew variant
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#30
Yunis
Meaning: Dove
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew variant
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#31
Yuvan
Meaning: Young, youthful
Origin: Sanskrit variant
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#32
Yakub
Meaning: Supplanter
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew / Slavic
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#33
Younus
Meaning: Dove
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew variant
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#34
Yassin
Meaning: Name of a Quranic chapter
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#35
Yug
Meaning: Era, age, generation
Origin: Sanskrit
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#36
Yannis
Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Greek / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#37
Yazdan
Meaning: God, divinity
Origin: Persian
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#38
Yoel
Meaning: Yahweh is God
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#39
Yameen
Meaning: Right hand, blessed, oath
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#40
Yitzchok
Meaning: He will laugh
Origin: Hebrew / Yiddish
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#41
Yossi
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#42
Youcef
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#43
Yad
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#44
Yamin
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#45
Yugan
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#46
Yuvin
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#47
Yamen
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#48
Yigit
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#49
Yaakov
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#50
Yaqoub
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#51
Yahir
Meaning: He will enlighten
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#52
Yair
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#53
Yandel
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#54
Yael
Meaning: Mountain goat
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#55
Yadiel
Meaning: God has heard
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#56
Yonatan
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#57
Yovani
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#58
Yehoshua
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#59
Yeshua
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#60
Yuri
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#61
Yariel
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#62
Yechiel
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#63
Yamil
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#64
Yonathan
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#65
Yitzchak
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#66
Yisrael
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#67
Yancy
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#68
Yannick
Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Breton / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#69
Young
Meaning: The younger one
Origin: English / Scottish
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#70
Yoseph
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#71
Yurem
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#72
Yobani
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#73
Yoni
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#74
Yerik
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#75
Yves
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#76
Yan
Meaning: Beautiful, swallow, or strict
Origin: Chinese
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#77
Yovany
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#78
Ye-jun
Meaning: art, grace, or brightness Ye plus talented or standard Jun depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#79
Yu-jun
Meaning: gentle, abundant, or precious Yu plus talented or standard Jun depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#80
Yun-woo
Meaning: govern, allow, or shine Yun plus house, universe, or rain Woo depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#81
Young-ho
Meaning: flower, brave, or eternal Young plus greatness or protection Ho depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#82
Young-min
Meaning: flower, brave, or eternal Young plus clever or people-minded Min depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#83
Yong-jun
Meaning: dragon, brave, or use Yong plus talented or handsome Jun depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#84
Yong-ho
Meaning: dragon or brave Yong plus greatness, lake, or protection Ho depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#85
Yu-chan
Meaning: gentle, abundant, or precious Yu plus praise or bright Chan depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#86
Yu-bin
Meaning: gentle, abundant, or precious Yu plus refined, bright, or guest Bin depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#87
Yu-hyeon
Meaning: gentle, abundant, or precious Yu plus worthy, wise, or manifest Hyeon depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#88
Yuthana
Meaning: battle or warfare
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#89
Yoandri
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#90
Yadier
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#91
Yahia
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#92
Yasiel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#93
Yamir
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#94
Yeshaya
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#95
Yaniel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#96
Yafet
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#97
Yusif
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#98
Yeray
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#99
Yareth
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#100
Yohannes
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#101
Yahshua
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#102
Yahel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#103
Yaser
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#104
Yulian
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#105
Yeison
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#106
Yadriel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#107
Yonah
Meaning: Dove
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#108
Yoshua
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#109
Yahye
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#110
Yohandry
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#111
Yago
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#112
Yeiden
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#113
Yoandry
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#114
Yanni
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#115
Yechezkel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#116
Yuki
Meaning: Snow, happiness
Origin: Japanese
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#117
Yassine
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#118
Yianni
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#119
Yann
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#120
Yazid
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#121
Yanuel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#122
Yassir
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#123
Yaroslav
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#124
Yazeed
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#125
Yuriel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#126
Yates
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#127
Yona
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#128
Yishai
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#129
Yazen
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#130
Yarel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#131
Yaziel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#132
Yosiah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#133
Yaiden
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#134
Yuma
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#135
Yadir
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#136
Yehonatan
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#137
Yared
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#138
Yecheskel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#139
Yngve
Meaning: Ancestor or Ing devotee
Origin: Scandinavian
Note: Boy name beginning with Y. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
How To Use This Y Baby Names List
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Gender Mix
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Sound And Flow
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Popular Y Baby Names In U.S. SSA 2025 Data
These are the highest-count Y names in the U.S. SSA 2025 baby-name data. Treat this as a U.S. popularity signal, then use the full list above for meanings, origins, and a wider mix of styles.
Boy names
- Yusuf rank #450 - 698 births
- Yahya rank #616 - 455 births
- Yosef rank #665 - 413 births
- Yehuda rank #741 - 351 births
- Yousef rank #745 - 349 births
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby name data, 2025. SSA public files include names with at least five births in a year; non-name records are excluded from this editorial summary.
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Popular and familiar
Recognisable names that are useful when you want the shortlist to feel familiar rather than experimental.
Examples: Yusuf, Yahya, Yunus, Yaqub, Yaseen, Yousef, Yousuf, Yasin.
Classic
Longer-lasting names that tend to work beyond one naming trend or birth year.
Examples: Yazan, Yosef, Yehuda, Yakov, Yug, Yannis, Yoel, Young.
Modern
Contemporary-feeling names, shorter forms, and names that fit current baby-name browsing habits.
Examples: Yahir, Yair, Yandel, Yadiel, Yonatan, Yovani, Yehoshua, Yeshua.
Nature
Names connected with plants, seasons, sky, water, animals, landscape, or natural imagery.
Examples: Yael, Yu-chan, Yonah, Yuki.
Spiritual and meaning-led
Names where meaning, faith tradition, virtue, or symbolic use may matter more than sound alone.
Examples: Yusuf, Yahya, Yunus, Yaqub, Yaseen, Yousef, Yousuf, Yasin.
Distinctive
Less expected choices that may suit parents looking beyond the most familiar shortlist.
Examples: Yoandri, Yadier, Yahia, Yasiel, Yamir, Yeshaya, Yaniel, Yafet.
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