Scottish first names, 1974–2024
Random names that start with Y
Yvonne, Yasmin, Yusuf and 36 rarer Y names, paired with real Scottish surnames. Hit generate until one fits.
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About Y names
Between 1974 and 2024 the National Records of Scotland recorded 3,958 girls across 19 different Y names, and 736 boys across 22.
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What the data says
- About 1 in 2 girls with a name starting with Y born from 1974 to 2024 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 98.2% of all recorded girls with a name starting with Y.
- Among girls with a name starting with Y, names behave like 3 equally common names out of 19 in use (effective number of names).
- The average girl's name starting with Y has 5.9 letters.
- About 1 in 2 boys with a name starting with Y born from 1974 to 2024 got one of just 10 names. Those 10 names hold 85.6% of all recorded boys with a name starting with Y.
- Among boys with a name starting with Y, names behave like 10 equally common names out of 22 in use (effective number of names).
- The average boy's name starting with Y has 5.2 letters.
Girls: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yvonne | 2,732 | 69.02% |
| 2 | Yasmin | 710 | 17.94% |
| 3 | Yasmine | 140 | 3.54% |
| 4 | Yvette | 89 | 2.25% |
| 5 | Yvie | 74 | 1.87% |
| 6 | Yara | 48 | 1.21% |
| 7 | Yu | 34 | 0.86% |
| 8 | Yusra | 28 | 0.71% |
| 9 | Yasmeen | 16 | 0.40% |
| 10 | Yazmin | 15 | 0.38% |
| 11 | Yi | 15 | 0.38% |
| 12 | Yana | 10 | 0.25% |
| 13 | Yee | 10 | 0.25% |
| 14 | Yuen | 9 | 0.23% |
| 15 | Yuna | 9 | 0.23% |
| 16 | Yolanda | 7 | 0.18% |
| 17 | Yasemin | 4 | 0.10% |
| 18 | Yla | 4 | 0.10% |
| 19 | Yolande | 4 | 0.10% |
Boys: Top 20 names
| # | Name | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yusuf | 264 | 35.87% |
| 2 | Yahya | 114 | 15.49% |
| 3 | Yousef | 68 | 9.24% |
| 4 | Yaseen | 40 | 5.43% |
| 5 | Yousuf | 33 | 4.48% |
| 6 | Yu | 26 | 3.53% |
| 7 | Yousaf | 24 | 3.26% |
| 8 | Yousif | 24 | 3.26% |
| 9 | Youssef | 20 | 2.72% |
| 10 | Yi | 17 | 2.31% |
| 11 | Yuvraj | 17 | 2.31% |
| 12 | Yazan | 15 | 2.04% |
| 13 | Yasir | 14 | 1.90% |
| 14 | Yunus | 14 | 1.90% |
| 15 | Yusef | 11 | 1.49% |
| 16 | Yanis | 9 | 1.22% |
| 17 | Yasin | 7 | 0.95% |
| 18 | Yahia | 6 | 0.82% |
| 19 | Yusha | 4 | 0.54% |
| 20 | Yamin | 3 | 0.41% |
Questions and answers
What was the most common girl's name starting with Y from 1974 to 2024?
Yvonne. 2,732 girls received it, 69.02% of all recorded girls born from 1974 to 2024 with a name starting with Y.
What was the most common boy's name starting with Y from 1974 to 2024?
Yusuf. 264 boys received it, 35.87% of all recorded boys born from 1974 to 2024 with a name starting with Y.
How concentrated are names from 1974 to 2024?
Among girls with a name starting with Y the 10 most common names cover 98.2% of births; among boys with a name starting with Y 85.6%. In this period girls' names were the more concentrated set.
What share of babies get a name starting with Y?
Across 1974 to 2024, 0.2% of recorded births had a first name starting with Y.
How long is the average first name from 1974 to 2024?
Weighted by how often each name was given: 5.9 letters for girls, 5.2 letters for boys.