US first names, 1940–2025
Random names that start with Y
Yvonne, Yolanda, Yvette and more than a thousand rarer Y names, paired with real American surnames. Hit generate until one fits.
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About Y names
Between 1940 and 2025 the Social Security Administration recorded 675,562 girls across 1,191 different Y names, and 239,583 boys across 683.
Each name is drawn with the odds it had in real life, so common names come up often and rare ones now and then. Surnames come from the 2000 U.S. Census and are picked separately. Set realism to 0 under more options and every name becomes equally likely.
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What the data says
- About 1 in 2 girls with a name starting with Y born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 60.4% of all recorded girls with a name starting with Y.
- Among girls with a name starting with Y, names behave like 52 equally common names out of 1,191 in use (effective number of names).
- The average girl's name starting with Y has 6.4 letters.
- About 1 in 3 boys with a name starting with Y born from 1940 to 2025 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 32.5% of all recorded boys with a name starting with Y.
- Among boys with a name starting with Y, names behave like 129 equally common names out of 683 in use (effective number of names).
- The average boy's name starting with Y has 5.6 letters.
- Fastest riser for girls: Yemaya, from 93 births in 2006 to 2015 to 366 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for girls: Yadhira, from 652 births in 2006 to 2015 to 36 in 2016 to 2025.
- Fastest riser for boys: Yuvaan, from 102 births in 2006 to 2015 to 964 in 2016 to 2025.
- Biggest fall for boys: Yandel, from 2,913 births in 2006 to 2015 to 583 in 2016 to 2025.
Girls: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yvonne | 121,944 | 18.05% |
| 2 | Yolanda | 103,410 | 15.31% |
| 3 | Yvette | 60,903 | 9.02% |
| 4 | Yesenia | 39,467 | 5.84% |
| 5 | Yasmin | 21,747 | 3.22% |
| 6 | Yasmine | 13,801 | 2.04% |
| 7 | Yaretzi | 13,609 | 2.01% |
| 8 | Yadira | 12,815 | 1.90% |
| 9 | Yareli | 10,702 | 1.58% |
| 10 | Yazmin | 9,344 | 1.38% |
| 11 | Yaritza | 8,431 | 1.25% |
| 12 | Yara | 7,534 | 1.12% |
| 13 | Yessenia | 7,454 | 1.10% |
| 14 | Yoselin | 6,772 | 1.00% |
| 15 | Yuliana | 6,670 | 0.99% |
| 16 | Yamileth | 6,643 | 0.98% |
| 17 | Yasmeen | 6,184 | 0.92% |
| 18 | Yajaira | 5,674 | 0.84% |
| 19 | Yahaira | 5,176 | 0.77% |
| 20 | Yamilet | 5,121 | 0.76% |
Boys: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yahir | 12,431 | 5.19% |
| 2 | Yusuf | 11,455 | 4.78% |
| 3 | Yosef | 10,612 | 4.43% |
| 4 | Yehuda | 7,885 | 3.29% |
| 5 | Yousef | 7,003 | 2.92% |
| 6 | Yisroel | 6,813 | 2.84% |
| 7 | Yaakov | 5,991 | 2.50% |
| 8 | Yitzchok | 5,451 | 2.28% |
| 9 | Yael | 5,207 | 2.17% |
| 10 | Yair | 5,042 | 2.10% |
| 11 | Yahya | 4,576 | 1.91% |
| 12 | Yoel | 4,227 | 1.76% |
| 13 | Yadiel | 4,226 | 1.76% |
| 14 | Yandel | 3,739 | 1.56% |
| 15 | Youssef | 3,705 | 1.55% |
| 16 | Yakov | 3,353 | 1.40% |
| 17 | Yaseen | 3,337 | 1.39% |
| 18 | Yasir | 3,267 | 1.36% |
| 19 | Yusef | 3,116 | 1.30% |
| 20 | Yasin | 2,784 | 1.16% |
Girls: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Yemaya 93 → 366
- Yetzali 117 → 344
- Yusra 659 → 1,796
- Yesly 120 → 319
- Yeimy 193 → 465
Falling fastest
- Yadhira 652 → 36
- Yoseline 389 → 39
- Yuridia 1,413 → 178
- Yamile 389 → 51
- Yarel 548 → 72
Boys: 2006 to 2015 → 2016 to 2025
Rising fastest
- Yuvaan 102 → 964
- Yaman 46 → 342
- Younis 137 → 561
- Yosiah 93 → 321
- Yunus 297 → 952
Falling fastest
- Yandel 2,913 → 583
- Yurem 741 → 197
- Yamil 657 → 257
- Yovani 807 → 351
- Yahir 6,146 → 2,885
Questions and answers
What was the most common girl's name starting with Y from 1940 to 2025?
Yvonne. 121,944 girls received it, 18.05% of all recorded girls born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with Y.
What was the most common boy's name starting with Y from 1940 to 2025?
Yahir. 12,431 boys received it, 5.19% of all recorded boys born from 1940 to 2025 with a name starting with Y.
How concentrated are names from 1940 to 2025?
Among girls with a name starting with Y the 10 most common names cover 60.4% of births; among boys with a name starting with Y 32.5%. In this period girls' names were the more concentrated set.
What share of babies get a name starting with Y?
Across 1940 to 2025, 0.3% of recorded births had a first name starting with Y.
Which names grew fastest compared with 2006 to 2015?
Among names with at least 300 births in 2016 to 2025, the biggest gains were for girls, Yemaya (93 births in 2006 to 2015, 366 in 2016 to 2025); for boys, Yuvaan (102 births in 2006 to 2015, 964 in 2016 to 2025).