I was surprised at how many Y-names actually do appear in the Top 1000. Most are Spanish, Native American, or Arabic (or a mixture thereof!)--Yahir, Yandel, Yusuf/Yosef/Yousef, & Yadiel for boys, Yaretzi/Yaritza, Yareli, Yasmin/Yazmin, Yesenia, Yoselin, & Yamilet/Yamileth for girls, and Yael for both.
In the past, Yolanda, Yvette, Yvonne, & Yancy have charted, but no longer.
Boys:
- Yachin (yah-KHEEN, Hebrew)
- Yago (YAH-goh, Portuguese, Spanish)--form of Jacob/James
- Yakim (yah-KEEM, Russian)--form of Joachim/Joaquin
- Yalçin (yahl-CHIN, Turkish)
- Yaniv (yah-NEEV, Hebrew)--"he will prosper"
- Yannick (YAHN-neek, Breton, French)--form of John
- Yannis (YAHN-nis, Greek)--another form of John
- Yared (yah-RED, Hebrew)--original form of Jared
- Yaron (yah-ROHN, Hebrew)--"he sings"
- Yasen (YAH-sen, Bulgarian)--"ash tree" or "serene"
- Yavor (YAH-vohr, Bulgarian)--"maple tree"
- Yefim (yeh-FEEM, Russian)--from Greek, "speaks well"
- Yefrem (yeh-FREM, Russian)--form of Ephraim
- Yildirim (YIL-dih-rim, Turkish)--"lightning"
- Yishai (yee-SHYE, Hebrew)--original form of Jesse
- Ylur (IL-oor, Icelandic)--"warmth"
- Yoram (yoh-RAHM, Hebrew)
- Yorath (YOHR-ath, Welsh)--"worthy lord"
- Yori (yoh-ree, Japanese)--"trust"
- Yorick (YOHR-ik, English)--form of George
- Yrian (EER-ee-ahn, Scandinavian)--another [archaic] form of George
- Yulian (yoo-lee-AHN, Russian)--form of Julian
- Yuri (yoo-ree, Russian)--yet another form of George
- Yvo (EE-voh, Dutch, German)
- Ywain (ee-WAYN, French)--form of Owen
Girls:
- Yadira (yah-DEER-ah, Spanish)--from Arabic, "worthy"
- Yakira (yah-kee-rah, Hebrew)--"beloved, precious"
- Yamila (yah-MEE-lah, Spanish)--from Arabic, "beautiful"
- Yamuna (YAHM-uh-nah, Hindi)
- Yarona (yah-roh-nah, Hebrew)--feminine of Yaron
- Yara (YAH-rah, Portuguese, Spanish)--from Tupi, "water lady". Also spelled Iara.
- Yelena (yel-YEH-nah, Russian)--form of Helen
- Yemima (yeh-mee-mah, Hebrew)--"dove"
- Yên (ee-en, Vietnamese)--"peaceful"
- Yeşim (yeh-SHEEM, Turkish)--"jade"
- Yeva (YEH-vah, Russian)--form of Eve
- Yıldız (YIL-diz, Turkish)--"star"
- Yiskah (yees-KAH, Hebrew)--original form of Jessica
- Ylja (EEL-yah, Icelandic)--from Old Norse, "warm"
- Ylva (EEL-vah, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "she-wolf"
- Yngva (EENG-vah, Scandinavian)
- Yoana (yoh-AHN-nah, Bulgarian)--form of Joan/Jane/Jean
- Yonca (YOHN-jah, Turkish)--"clover"
- Yonit (yoh-NEET, Hebrew)--feminine of Jonah
- Yrja (EER-yah, Icelandic)--from Old Norse, "drizzling rain"
- Yseult (ee-zoolt, French)--form of Isolde
- Yuliana (yool-YAH-nah, Russian)--form of Juliana
- Yuliya (YOO-lee-ah, Bulgarian, Russian)--form of Julia
- Yumi (yoo-mee, Japanese)
- Yusra (YOOS-rah, Arabic)--"wealth"
- Yuzuki (yoo-zoo-kee, Japanese)
Unisex:
- Yağmur (yah-MOOR ['ah' is very long], Turkish)--"rain"
- Yarden (yar-DEN, Hebrew)--original form of Jordan
- Yasu (yah-soo, Japanese)--"peace, peaceful"
- Yuki (yoo-kee, Japanese)
- Yun (YOON, Chinese, Korean)
- Yuval (yoo-VAHL, Hebrew)--"stream"
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