Girl names starting with Y
17 names, most given first.
1 in 1,627 in Scotland
Say it YAR-uh
Portuguese origin
mistress of water
2 syllablesLoved in the Netherlands. Common across Switzerland and two more places. Rare in Catalonia, four German cities, France and 11 more places.
1 in 1,627 girls born in Scotland in 2025
1 in 1,849 in England and Wales
Say it YAZ-min
Arabic origin 2 syllables
Common across Spain and one more place. Rare in Israel, four German cities, Italy and 12 more places.
1 in 1,849 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 15,830 in England and Wales
Say it yah-EL
Hebrew origin 2 syllables
Loved in Israel. Rare in Switzerland, four German cities, the Netherlands and three more places.
1 in 15,830 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 6,845 in England and Wales
Say it YOO-nuh
2 syllables
Common across the Netherlands, Switzerland and three more places. Rare in three German cities, France, Catalonia and seven more places.
1 in 6,845 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 3,518 in England and Wales
Say it yas-MEEN
Arabic origin 2 syllables
Common across France and Quebec. Rare in Italy, the Netherlands, Catalonia and eight more places.
1 in 3,518 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 161 in Norway
Say it IL-vah
Old Norse origin 2 syllables
Common across Norway and one more place. Rare in Sweden, three German cities, Switzerland and two more places.
1 in 161 girls born in Norway in 2025
38th in Israel
Say it yeh-hoo-DEET
Hebrew origin
woman from Judea, Jewess
3 syllablesCommon in Israel.
Number 38 in Israel in 2024
67th in Israel
Say it yoo-VAHL
2 syllables
Common in Israel.
Number 67 in Israel in 2024
44th in Israel
Say it yah-LEE
2 syllables
Common in Israel.
Number 44 in Israel in 2024
1 in 57,359 in France
Say it YIS-kah
2 syllables
Common in Israel. Rare in France.
1 in 57,359 girls born in France in 2025
125th in Israel
Say it YOO-lee
Latin origin 2 syllables
Rare in Israel.
Number 125 in Israel in 2024
1 in 50,656 in England and Wales
Say it yoh-kheh-VED
3 syllables
Rare in Israel, Quebec and England and Wales.
1 in 50,656 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 84,427 in England and Wales
Say it yah-ah-RAH
Used in Hebrew 3 syllables
Rare in Israel, Austria, Italy and two more places.
1 in 84,427 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
Say it YEH-vah
Used in Russian and Bulgarian 2 syllables
Rare in Poland, Ireland, Switzerland and five more places.
1 in 7,042 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 7,144 in Austria
Say it yah-MOOR
Turkish origin
rain
2 syllablesRare in Cologne, Austria, France and one more place.
1 in 7,144 girls born in Austria in 2025
Last listed in Iceland in 2022
Say it IL-vah
Used in Icelandic 2 syllables
Last listed in Iceland, 8th in 2022.
Last listed in Sweden in 2023
Say it IR-sah
Old Norse origin
possibly she-bear
2 syllablesLast listed in Sweden, 717th in 2023.