Girl names that start with Y

294 different girl names starting with Y were given to five or more US girls in 2025, 8,509 babies in all, or 0.5% of recorded girls.

The most common was Yara, with 585 girls (#507 overall), followed by Yaretzi, Yareli and Yuna. The table lists the top 100 by 2025 births, with each name’s change in national rank since 2024.

Since 2024, 50 of the 100 ranked names listed here moved up the national girl ranking and 49 moved down. The biggest climb was Yvaine, from #17,642 to #6,108.

0 of the names listed are in the national top 100 for girls in 2025, and 5 are in the top 1,000. They run from 3 letters (Yui) to 11 (Yashnareddy).

Only names where at least 10% of 2025 births were girls are included, so a name mostly given to the other sex is left out. Sparklines run from 1880 to 2025.