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Boy Names Starting With Y

Start with these 10 boy names beginning with Y, with short notes on meaning and origin:

1. Yannick

Meaning:
French form of John, meaning “God is gracious”
Origin:
French

2. Yehuda

Meaning:
Variant of Judah, meaning “praise”
Origin:
Hebrew

3. Yaron

Meaning:
“to sing” or “to shout”
Origin:
Hebrew

4. Yasser

Meaning:
“to be rich” or “to be easy”
Origin:
Arabic

5. Yaakov

Meaning:
Variant of Jacob, meaning “supplanter” or “one who grasps the heel”
Origin:
Hebrew

6. Yuri

Meaning:
“farmer” or “earth worker”
Origin:
Russian, Ukrainian

7. Yoel

Meaning:
Variant of Joel, meaning “Yahweh is God”
Origin:
Hebrew

8. Yash

Meaning:
“success” or “fame”
Origin:
Sanskrit

9. Yousef

Meaning:
Arabic form of Joseph, meaning “he will add”
Origin:
Arabic

10. Yves

Yves is an established masculine given name of French origin. It is the medieval French form of Ivo.

Boy names starting with Y in the US top 1,000

Every name here made the Social Security Administration's official top 1,000 for babies born in the US in 2025, ordered by how many were named it.

US rank	Name	Babies named
450	Yusuf	698
616	Yahya	455
665	Yosef	413
741	Yehuda	351
745	Yousef	349
816	Yahir	305
818	Yael	304
826	Yisroel	300
839	Yadiel	294
911	Yitzchok	261