Boy Names starting with “Y”
Boy names with character – from timelessly classic to modern and rare.
A boy's name stays with your son for life – it should sound good, suit the family and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find strong classics like Paul, Leon or Emil as well as international, short or unusual first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by rare names. Whether Nordic, biblical or Mediterranean: there's the right name for every little boy.
Popular first names starting with “Y”
Boy Names starting with “Y”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yazhen | m | Chinese | The name Yazhen has Chinese roots, but a specific meaning or word composition has not y… |
| Yazid | m | Arabic | Yazid (يزيد) is a boy's name with Arabic and Persian origins |
| Ydhi | m | The name Ydhi has an unclear origin, and a specific etymological word composition has n… | |
| Yedidya | m | Hebrew | The name Yedidya represents the modern Hebrew form of Jedediah, which traces back to Je… |
| Yehudah | m | The name Yehudah, as a biblical male name, is the Hebrew form of Judah | |
| Yehudi | m | Yehudi is a modern Hebrew boy's name that is also recognized as Jehudi and comes from t… | |
| Yehya | m | Arabic | Yehya is regarded as the Arabic spelling of the name Johannes, which traces back to the… |
| Yeinner | m | The name Yeinner has an unclear origin and there is no specific information regarding i… | |
| Yekan | m | The name Yekan has Kurdish roots and is composed of various Kurdish words, although no … | |
| Yekbun | m | Yekbun is a Kurdish name for boys, derived from the words 'yek' for 'one' and 'bun' for… | |
| Yeman | m | English | Yeman, a boy's name, is derived from English and means 'the freelancer' or 'the free one' |
| Yenal | m | Yenal, a boy's name of Turkish origin, means in German 'the winner' or 'the one who ach… | |
| Yener | m | Turkish | Yener is a Turkish first name that is used for both boys and girls |
| Yeonwoo | m | Currently, there are no details available regarding the meaning | |
| Yeray | m | Spanish | Yeray is a masculine first name that comes from the Canary Islands and is rooted in the… |
| Yerga | m | means 'to the ground' in Uzbek | |
| Yero | m | African | The name Yero may come from the West African language Fulfulde, where it denotes the fo… |
| Yeshua | m | Yeshua, or Jeschua, is the Aramaic form of Jesus and appears in many historical writings | |
| Yesid | m | Arabic | Yesid is the Kurdish form of the Arabic name Yazid and means something like 'the Growin… |
| Yessine | m | Arabic | Yessine is a Maghrebi form of the name Yasin (ياسين) and enjoys great popularity in Tun… |
| Yevgeni | m | Latin | Yevgeni, as a variation of Jewgeni, is the Russian form of the name Eugen and carries t… |
| Yiannis | m | Greek | Yiannis is a boy's name that is considered the Greek form of the ancient Greek Iōánnēs … |
| Yifan | m | Chinese | Yifan is a Chinese first name assigned to boys and girls |
| Yigit | m | Turkish | The name Yigit (Turkish Yiğit) has its origins in the Turkish word yiğit, which means '… |
| Yigitcan | m | Turkish | Yigitcan is a Turkish boy's name composed of the words 'yiğit' and 'can' |
| Yik | m | Chinese | The name has its roots in Chinese |
| Yilamz | m | Turkish | a person who never gives up |
| Yildir | m | Turkish | Yil means year, illumination, light, and lightning |
| Yildiray | m | Turkish | Yildiray (Yıldıray) is a Turkish first name for boys |
| Yildirim | m | Turkish | Yildirim, also used in Turkish as Yıldırım, translates to "the lightning" |
| Yilin | m | Chinese | The first name Yilin, used for both men and women, is a Chinese combination of the name… |
| Yilmaz | m | Turkish | Yilmaz (Turkish Yılmaz) derives from the Turkish word yılmaz, which means 'fearless' or… |
| Yima | m | Yima is a boy's name that originates from Persian mythology | |
| Yirmiyahu | m | Hebrew | The name Yirmiyahu, or Jirmejahu, carries the meanings 'JHWH elevates' and 'JHWH establ… |
| Yisrael | m | Hebrew | It carries the meaning "God contends" or "God rules." |
| Yithro | m | Hebrew | The name Yithro has Hebrew roots and derives from the word 'yether', which means 'abund… |
| Yitzhak | m | Yitzhak is a modern Hebrew spelling of the biblical name Isaac, which in turn derives f… | |
| Yizreel | m | Hebrew | "God sows" is the central meaning of the name Yizreel, which is considered a variant of… |
| Ylan | m | Hebrew | Ylan is a masculine first name and represents a French form of the name Ilan, which is … |
| Ylber | m | The name Ylber means 'the rainbow' and is rooted in Albanian | |
| Ylias | m | The name Ylias is based on the biblical first name Elias and translates to "my God is Y… | |
| Yll | m | The name Yll comes from Albanian and literally means 'the star' | |
| Ylldrit | m | The name Ylldrit means 'the starlight' or 'the shining star' and comes from Albanian, w… | |
| Ylli | m | The name Ylli, an Albanian name for boys, means 'the star' and comes from the Albanian … | |
| Yllzan | m | The name Yllzan is a derivation of Yllzon | |
| Yllzon | m | Yllzon is a contemporary Albanian first name for boys | |
| Ymer | m | Arabic | Ymer represents the Albanian variant of the name Umar |
| Ymir | m | Norse | The name Ymir originates from Norse mythology and translates into English as 'the twin'… |
| Yngve | m | Yngve is a contemporary form of the name Yngvi that came about in the 1960s | |
| Yngvi | m | Yngvi refers to the most important god of the Ingaevones and can be understood as "the … | |
| Yngvy | m | Norse | The name is synonymous with the god Freyr |
| Yngwie | m | Norse | Yngwie is a boy's name that is considered the Swedish form of Yngvi |
| Yo | m | Japanese | The boy's name Yo has its origins in Japanese |
| Yoa | m | Hebrew | Yoa is regarded as a short form of Yoav, which originates from the ancient Hebrew Yoʾav… |
| Yoan | m | Hebrew | The male first name Yoan means 'God is gracious.' The name is a Bulgarian variant of Io… |
| Yoann | m | Hebrew | The name Yoann stands for 'God is gracious' and represents a French variant of Johann, … |
| Yoash | m | Yoash, or Yo'ash, represents a Hebrew form of the biblical name Joas (Hebrew יוֹאָשׁ) | |
| Yoav | m | Hebrew | Yoav is a Hebrew form of the biblical name Yoʾav (יוֹאָב) and literally means "my fathe… |
| Yoda | m | Hebrew | Yoda is considered a possibly invented name with two potential origins |
| Yog | m | Origin: Philippines | |
| Yogendra | m | Indian | Yogendra (योगेन्द्र) is a male first name of Indian origin |
| Yogesh | m | Indian | Yogesh (योगेश) is a male first name with Indian roots |
| Yogi | m | Sanskrit | Yogi (योगी) is a boy's name that originates from the Indian and Indonesian linguistic a… |
| Yohan | m | French | The name Yohan means "God is gracious" and is a French variation of Johan, which in tur… |
| Yohance | m | Hebrew | The name Yohance, a Nigerian variant of Johannes, means 'God is gracious.' |
| Yojan | m | Italian | Yojan is a term in Sanskrit for a unit of distance, with one Yojan corresponding to abo… |
| Yoldas | m | Arabic | Yoldas (Yoldaş) is a male first name of Turkish origin and is derived from the Uyghur n… |
| Yomi | m | Japanese | Yomi is a masculine first name from Nigeria that can be directly translated as "save me… |
| Yonah | m | Yonah is predominantly a male first name, which is also occasionally used for females | |
| Yonas | m | Arabic | Yonas is derived from the ancient Hebrew word jônâ or yônā (יוֹנָה), which means 'the d… |
| Yonatan | m | Hebrew | The modern Hebrew form Yonatan is derived from the biblical name Jonathan |
| Yonathan | m | Hebrew | As a spelling variant of Yonatan, the name Yonathan is primarily found in Israel, but h… |
| Yonaton | m | Hebrew | Yonaton is a variant of the Hebrew name Yonatan, which refers to the biblical figure Jo… |
| Yonaz | m | The name Yonaz literally means 'the dove' and can also be interpreted as 'the bringer o… | |
| Yongwei | m | Chinese | Chinese translation: "With micro" |
| Yoni | m | Hebrew | Yoni, as a short form of Yonatan, derives from the ancient Hebrew name Yehônâthân an… |
| Yonis | m | Arabic | Yonis is a shortened form of the Arabic name Younis, which is derived from Jonas, which… |
| Yonn | m | American | The name Yonn is an American variation of Jonn, a short form of the name Johannes |
| Yony | m | The name Yony, a Spanish abbreviation of Yonathan, is derived from the Hebrew name Yeho… | |
| Yoram | m | The name Yoram (yôrâm) translates to 'the Lord is exalted' or 'God is exalted' and is… | |
| Yoran | m | Yoran is a rare masculine form of the Hebrew first name Yorim | |
| Yorick | m | English | The name Yorick, an English derivative of Georg, means 'the farmer' or 'the agricultura… |
| Yorin | m | Norse | Yorin is a modified form of Jorin, a North German version of the name Georg, which trac… |
| Yoris | m | Yoris, a masculine first name, is a Danish, Frisian, and Dutch variant of Georg or Gregor | |
| York | m | The first name York comes from a surname that is derived from the English city of York | |
| Yorne | m | Yorne is regarded as the Dutch variant of the Frisian Jorne, which traces back to the n… | |
| Yorrick | m | English | Yorrick means 'the farmer' or 'the agricultural worker' and is a variant form of Yorick… |
| Yoru | m | Japanese | Yoru is a Japanese first name for males and translates to 'the night' |
| Yosef | m | Hebrew | Yosef is the modern Hebrew form of the name Josef and means 'God may add,' expressing t… |
| Yoshi | m | Japanese | Yoshi is a masculine first name that either comes from the Japanese word yoshi (良) mean… |
| Yoshiaki | m | Japanese | Yoshiaki is a male first name from Japan and means among other things 'bright justice' |
| Yoshihiro | m | Japanese | Yoshihiro, a male first name from Japan, carries the meaning 'the one who spreads justice' |
| Yoshihito | m | Japanese | Yoshihito is a Japanese boy's name that means 'the just one.' It is made up of the term… |
| Yoshiki | m | Japanese | The name Yoshiki, a Japanese first name, means 'beautiful tree' |
| Yoshio | m | Japanese | Yoshio is a male Japanese first name that translates to 'righteous man' or 'the just one' |
| Yoshiro | m | Japanese | Yoshiro is a male first name of Japanese origin and can be translated as 'righteous son… |
| Yoshua | m | American | Yoshua represents an English variant of the name Jesus and is a biblical derivation of … |
| Yosia | m | Yosia is a modified form of the name Josia, which can be traced back to Josiah and orig… | |
| Yosley | m | Spanish | Currently, there are no details available regarding the meaning |
| Yossef | m | Hebrew | Yossef is an alternative spelling of Youssef (Arabic) and Yosef (Modern Hebrew) and thu… |