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 Yarla, Yarmosh, Yaromyr, Yaromys. 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

Офіцер ЗСУ, розробник БпЛА

Юрій Андрухович photo

змінили Україну 2021

Yulian

Yevhen

Yefym

Yaroslav

Ярослав Грицак photo

змінили Україну 2021

Yakiv

Яків Смолій photo

змінили Україну 2021

Yan

Famous and successful

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Common Names

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} .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; }

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; 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} .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; }
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