Boys’ names starting with “y”

The letter “y” has 8 popular boys’ names and 30 rare or ancient ones. This is a list with the meaning of each name, so you can compare options for this letter rather than only browsing the alphabet.

The most used names on “y”: Yurii, Yevhen, Yaroslav, Yakiv, Yan.

Rare and ancient names for this letter include Yevstakhii, Yeremiia, Yuga, Yuliian. They are heard less often today, but they remain part of the Ukrainian naming tradition.

The selection also includes 31 well-known bearers of these names.

Below is the full list of names starting with “y”, with complete meanings in the table. Open a name to see origin, diminutives and declension.

Famous and successful

Yurii

Юрій Касьянов photo
Юрій Касьянов

Офіцер ЗСУ, розробник БпЛА

Юрій Андрухович photo
Юрій Андрухович

змінили Україну 2021

Yulian

Yevhen

Євген Сверстюк photo
Євген Сверстюк

змінили Україну 2021

Yefym

Yaroslav

Ярослав Грицак photo
Ярослав Грицак

змінили Україну 2021

Yakiv

Яків Смолій photo
Яків Смолій

змінили Україну 2021

Yan

Ян Шуай photo
Ян Шуай

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Famous and successful

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Common Names

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flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.18rem; width: 100%; min-width: 0; max-width: 38rem; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; border-radius: 4px; } .name-list .name-entry:focus { outline: none; } .name-list .name-entry:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #bd4993; outline-offset: 3px; } .name-list .name-entry__label { font-family: 'Dosis', sans-serif; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.2; color: #2c2228; text-wrap: balance; transition: color 200ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1); } .name-list .name-meaning { display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 100%; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.45; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #6a5a62; text-align: left; white-space: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; text-wrap: pretty; 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} .name-list .prevalence-value.prevalence--high { background-color: rgba(189, 73, 147, 0.22); color: #6b2a54; } .name-list .prevalence-value.prevalence--mid { background-color: rgba(189, 73, 147, 0.14); } .name-list .prevalence-value.prevalence--low { background-color: rgba(74, 58, 66, 0.08); color: #6a5a62; } .name-list .prevalence-value.prevalence--base { background-color: rgba(189, 73, 147, 0.1); } .name-list .name-list__empty { padding: 1.25rem 0.75rem 1.5rem; text-align: left; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 0.95rem; font-weight: 400; color: #6a5a62; border-bottom: none; } .name-list .name-list__empty a { color: #bd4993; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(189, 73, 147, 0.35); } .name-list .name-list__empty a:hover, .name-list .name-list__empty a:focus-visible { color: #9a3a78; border-bottom-color: #9a3a78; }
Name popularity
Yurii 3.53%
Yevhen 1.15%
Yaroslav 0.94%
Yakiv 0.05%
Yan 0.05%
Yosyf 0.02%
Yefym 0.01%
Yulian 0.01%

Rare and Ancient Names

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box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 #bd4993; } .name-list tbody .name-row:active { background-color: #f1e6ec; } .name-list col.name-list__fav-col { width: 3.25rem; } .name-list col.name-list__pop-col { width: 4.5rem; } .name-list thead th:first-child, .name-list td.name-favorite-td { width: 3.25rem; padding: 0.4rem 0.1rem 0.5rem; vertical-align: top; text-align: center; } .name-list td.name-favorite-td .fa { font-size: 1.35rem; } .name-list td.name-favorite-td i { color: #b0899c; transition: color 200ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1); } .name-list .heart-button:hover i, .name-list .heart-button.is-favorite, .name-list .heart-button.is-favorite i { color: #bd4993; } .name-list .heart-button:active { transform: scale(0.96); } .name-list td.name-favorite-td .heart-button:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #bd4993; outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 8px; } .name-list td.name-class { text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 0.7rem 0.55rem 0.85rem; min-width: 0; } .name-list .name-entry { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.18rem; width: 100%; min-width: 0; max-width: 38rem; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; border-radius: 4px; } .name-list .name-entry:focus { outline: none; } .name-list .name-entry:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #bd4993; outline-offset: 3px; } .name-list .name-entry__label { font-family: 'Dosis', sans-serif; font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.2; color: #2c2228; text-wrap: balance; transition: color 200ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1); } .name-list .name-meaning { display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 100%; max-width: 100%; min-width: 0; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.45; letter-spacing: 0.01em; color: #6a5a62; text-align: left; white-space: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; text-wrap: pretty; } .name-list tbody .name-row:hover .name-entry__label, .name-list tbody .name-row:focus-within .name-entry__label { color: #bd4993; } .name-list tbody .name-row:hover .name-meaning, .name-list tbody .name-row:focus-within .name-meaning { color: #5c4a54; } .name-list td.prevalence { width: 4.5rem; padding: 0.7rem 0.45rem 0.85rem 0.2rem; vertical-align: top; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; background-color: transparent; } .name-list .prevalence-value { display: inline-block; padding: 0.22em 0.5em; border-radius: 4px; font-family: 'Dosis', sans-serif; font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; text-decoration: none; color: #5a3d4c; background-color: rgba(189, 73, 147, 0.1); transition: color 200ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), background-color 200ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1); } .name-list .prevalence-value:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #bd4993; outline-offset: 2px; } .name-list tbody .name-row:hover .prevalence-value, .name-list tbody .name-row:focus-within .prevalence-value { color: #bd4993; } .name-list .prevalence-value.prevalence--high { background-color: rgba(189, 73, 147, 0.22); color: #6b2a54; } .name-list .prevalence-value.prevalence--mid { background-color: rgba(189, 73, 147, 0.14); } .name-list .prevalence-value.prevalence--low { background-color: rgba(74, 58, 66, 0.08); color: #6a5a62; } .name-list .prevalence-value.prevalence--base { background-color: rgba(189, 73, 147, 0.1); } .name-list .name-list__empty { padding: 1.25rem 0.75rem 1.5rem; text-align: left; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 0.95rem; font-weight: 400; color: #6a5a62; border-bottom: none; } .name-list .name-list__empty a { color: #bd4993; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(189, 73, 147, 0.35); } .name-list .name-list__empty a:hover, .name-list .name-list__empty a:focus-visible { color: #9a3a78; border-bottom-color: #9a3a78; }
Name
Yevstakhii
Yeremiia
Yuga
Yuliian
Yunashko
Yunetsъ
Yustyn
Yavirko
Yavolod
Yar
Yarhor
Yarets
Yareshko
Yarylo
Yarko
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15 songs with names Yurii; 3 songs with names Yevhen; 3 songs with names Yaroslav; 16 songs with names Yosyf;