American Submitted Names

Yaneec f African American (Rare)

Yanella f American (Hispanic)
Hispanicised form of Janella.

Yanessa f American (Modern, Rare)

Yanette f Picard, American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine diminutive of Yann, as well as a Hispanic variant of Janet. A known bearer was French poet Yanette Delétang-Tardif (1902-1976), who was born Anne Marie Paule Delétang.

Yanexi f American (Hispanic)

Yania f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Yana.

Yanico m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a Spanish variant of Yannick.

Yannah f German (Rare), Belgian (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yaphet m Hebrew, African American
Variant of Japheth reflecting the Hebrew pronunciation.

Yaquisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Yakisha or Yakeisha, a combination of the phonetic element ya with the name Keisha.

Yarboro f English (Anglicized, Rare)
Traditionally a surname, although not a common one.

Yarde m English
Transferred use of the surname Yarde.

Yardley m & f English, Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yardley.

Yareli f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Elaboration of Yara 2.

Yarely f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Yareli.

Yaretsi f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yaretzi.

Yarishna f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Caribbean)
Perhaps a variant of Yaritza. It is borne by Yarishna Ayala (1991-), a Puerto Rican bodybuilder and fitness model on Instagram. This name was given to 18 girls born in the United States in 2018, and to 28 girls born in the United States in 2019.

Yarnel m African American

Yarnise f African American (Rare)

Yarrabah f English

Yarrow m English (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Transferred use of the surname Yarrow, and/or from the word for the flowering plant (Achillea millefolium).

Yasheema f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Yashira f Spanish (Caribbean), American (Hispanic)
Possibly a Spanish feminine form of Yasir.

Yasmyn f English
Variant of Yasmin.

Yates m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yates.

Yawrey f English

Yazen m African American
Meaning unknown.

Yazlyn f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jazlyn.

Yazmeen f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yasmin.

Yazmine f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Jasmine.

Yazy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Yasmin.

Yda f American (Archaic)
Variant of Ida.

Yeager m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeager.

Yeardley m & f American (Rare), English, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeardley.

Yecenia f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yesenia.

Yedda f English (Rare)

Yeheb f English

Yelba f American (Hispanic)

Yelm m English
A modification of the native word Shelm applied to the shimmering heat waves which arose from the earth when the summer sun shone hot.

Yenda'Me f English (American)
Form of Norwegian "Janta min". (Sometimes said as Jenta Mi) Means "Girl Mine" in Norwegian. It (The Norwegian version) was the pet name for the character "Selma" in the 1945 film "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes"

Yeniséi f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Derived from place name Yeniséi.

Yenisei f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Unaccented variant (transcription) of Yeniséi.

Yeniséy f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
More commonly used variant of Yeniséi.

Yenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna.

Yeoville m English (Rare)

Yeriel m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Uriel.

Yeshwin m Indian, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yashwin.

Yesica f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jessica.

Yesika f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Jessica.

Yesina f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Yesli f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Yessica f American (Hispanic), Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jessica, and unaccented form of Spanish Yéssica.

Yessika f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Jessica.

Yetanya f African American
Influenced by Tanya.

Yetiva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yetive.

Yetive f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Literature
Coined by American writer George Barr McCutcheon for the character Princess Yetive in his 'Graustark' series, set in the fictional Eastern European country of Graustark: 'Graustark' (1901), 'Beverly of Graustark' (1904) and 'Truxton King' (1909)... [more]

Yevette f English (American)
Variant of Yvette.

Yevonne f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Yvonne.

Yiana f English (Rare), Greek (Rare, Expatriate)
Variant of Yianna.

Yireh f & m Biblical, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant form of Jireh.

Yitzak m Hebrew, English
Variant of Itzak

Yleana f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Ileana.

Yleen f English (Rare)
Potential variant of Eileen.

Ylena f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)

Ylyshume f African American (Rare)

Ymahri f African American (Modern)

Yocelin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yoselin.

Yocelyn f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yocelyne f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yoder m English (Rare)
English transcription of Joder.

Yohana f Indonesian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Indonesian feminine form of Yohanes as well as a Spanish variant of Johana.... [more]

Yohance m African American (Rare), Hausa (?)
Used by American comedian, writer and civil rights activist Dick Gregory for his son born 1973. According to a 1973 issue of Jet magazine, Gregory and his wife Lillian found the name in a book called Names from Africa, and Yohance 'means "God's gift" in the Hausa language of Nigeria.'

Yola f English
Possibly a phonetic spelling of the Welsh name Iola, which is pronounced "YO-lah".

Yolana f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Yolanda.

Yolando m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare)
Masculine form of Yolanda. Known bearers include Yolando Mallozzi (1901-1968), a Brazilian artist, and Yolando Pino (1901-1992), a Chilean folklorist and academic.... [more]

Yolinda f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yolanda influenced by Linda.

Yollie f English
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yolyana f American (Anglicized, Rare)

Yomara f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Xiomara.

Yomi f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yomii.

Yomii f African American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning unknown; likely comes from the song of the same name by rapper Moneybagg Yo.

Yonnie f English (Rare)

Yootha f English
Possibly means "joy" in an Australian Aborigine language. A well known bearer of this name was the British actress Yootha Joyce (1927-1980), star of the British sitcom "George and Mildred".

Yorke m Scottish, English
Variant of York and transferred usage of the surname Yorke.

Yoselyn f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Joselyn.

Yosie f English (Rare, Archaic, Expatriate)
Variant of Josie.

Yosselin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yoselin and Jocelyn.

Youlanda f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Yolanda.

Young m English
Transferred use of the surname Young.

Yovana f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Spanish form of Giovanna, making it the feminine form of Yovani.

Yovanna f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Giovanna or Jovana.

Yovanni m American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Yovani.

Ypres m English (Rare)
From the name of the town and municipality in Belgium's West Flanders province (see Ieper), the name first used and peaked during the Battles of Ypres in 1914 and 1915.

Ysabeau f Medieval French, Louisiana Creole
Variant of Isabeau.

Ysanda f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Ysavel f Medieval Galician (?), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Medival Galician form and Louisiana Spanish variant of Isabel.

Yuana f African American (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Juana.

Yuisa f American (Hispanic, Rare), Taíno (Archaic), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Yula f English (Rare)
Variant of Eula or a feminine form of Yul and Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).... [more]

Yulanda f English (American)
Variant of Yolanda.

Yule m English
Transferred use of the surname Yule, given for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term jól).

Yulma f South American, American (Hispanic)

Yurem m American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Usage of this name in the late 2000s likely comes from Yurem Rojas, who was the winner of the reality TV show 'Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda'.

Yuriah m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Uriah.

Yurith f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Yurit. This name was present in the 1958 Atlantic Hurricane Season naming list, but remained unused.

Yuvin m English (Modern, Rare)

Yuvone f American (Rare), Southern African (Rare)
Likely a variant of Yvonne.

Yve f English (Archaic), French
Diminutive of Yvonne.

Yvelisse f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Spanish variant of Yvelise.

Yvelle f Louisiana Creole (Rare), French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)

Yvetta f English, Czech, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
English Latinate form of Yvette, Czech variant of Iveta and Anglo-Norman and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Ivetta.

Yvie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Yvonne or Yvette.

Yvill f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Yvonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Yvonne.

Yvor m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ivor.

Yzabella f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isabella.

Yzmira f English (Rare)

Zaara f English (Rare)
Variant of Zara 1.

Zabe m English (Modern)

Zabella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sabella. (See also Zabela).

Zabelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Truncated form of Izabelle.

Zabette f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)

Zabriel m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name, possibly a variant of Sabriel or a blend of similar names such as Zane 1 and Gabriel.

Zabrielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Zabriel.

Zabrina f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sabrina.

Zacary m English (Modern)
Variant of Zachary.

Zace m English (Modern)

Zachael m English (Modern, Rare)
Means "God remembers" from Hebrew element זָכַר (zakhar) meaning "to remember" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God".... [more]

Zacharey m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zacharia m Biblical, English, Hebrew, Indian (Christian)
Variant of Zachariah.

Zacharine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zechariah.

Zachasia f American (Rare, Archaic)

Zacheriah m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachariah.

Zacherie m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachery

Zachie m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Zach.

Zachory m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zachrey m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zachry m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zackari m English
Alternate spelling of Zachary

Zackariah m English
Variant of Zachariah.

Zackerie m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zackery.

Zackie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Zachary.

Zackory m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zacky m English
Diminutive of Zachary.

Zacqueline f African American (Rare)

Zacyntha f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zacynthus. This name was very rarely used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Britain.

Zada f Arabic, English (American)
Feminine form of Zayd.

Za'darius m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Darius.

Zaddock m English (Rare)
(Anglicized) variant of Zadok. A bearer of the variant Zadock was Congressman Zadock Pratt (1790-1871), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.

Zade m English (Rare)

Zadel f English (Rare)

Zaden m English (Modern)
Variant of Zayden or Zaiden

Zadie f English
Variant of Sadie. A known bearer of this name is British author Zadie Smith (1975-), who was born Sadie Smith.

Zadrian m American (Modern, Rare)
Created from the name Adrian by adding an initial letter Z.

Zady f & m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Western African (Rare)
Variant of Sadie.

Zadyn m English (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Variant of Zayden. Zadyn was given to 27 boys in 2014 according to the SSA.

Zae m English, African American

Zaed m English (Modern)
Variant of Zaid.

Zaeden m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

Zaedin m American
Variant of Zayden.

Zaedyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Zayden or Zaiden

Zaela f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zaelee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee. Zaelee was given to 8 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.

Zaelia f English (Rare)

Zaelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular phonetic elements zay and lyn, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kaylyn, Braelyn and Shaelyn... [more]

Zage m English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Zane, Zayden, Sage and Gage... [more]

Zagnut m English

Zahlie f English (Rare, Archaic)

Zai m & f English

Zaide m & f English
Variant of Zade or Zayde and short form of Zaiden

Zaidee f English (Rare)
Variant of Zadie.

Zaidenn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaiden. Zaidenn was given to 5 boys in 2018 according to the SSA.

Zaiel m English (Rare)

Zaila f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Zayla.

Zailah f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zailey f American (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zailyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zaine m English
Variant of Zane 1.

Zaire f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Zaïre.

Zaiya f English

Zakai m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname.

Zakarie m English, Hebrew, French

Zakary m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zakayla f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Kayla.

Zakharia f African American
Feminization of Zakary using the popular suffix -ia.

Zakhary m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zakiah m American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaccai.

Zakieya f African American
Variant of Zakiyya.

Zakila f English

Zakiriya f African American

Zakius m African American (?)
Possibly a variant of Zacchaeus.

Zakiyyah f African American
Variant transcription of Zakiyya.

Zakk m English
Short form of Zachary.

Zakyla f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Za- and Kyla.

Zalea f English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Azalea.

Zalecia f American (Modern, Rare)

Zalee f English (American, Rare), Malaysian (Rare)

Zaleeyah f African American

Zalei f English (American, Americanized, ?)

Zalia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Azalia.

Zaliah f English (Rare)
Short form of Azaliah.

Zamanah m & f English (Modern)

Zamanda f American (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Samantha.

Zami f English
Feminine Diminutive form of Zamanah

Zamirah f English (American, Rare), Arabic
Variant of Zamira.

Zamontae m African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name modelled after names such as Lamonte, Damonte and Jamontae.

Zamora f American (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Zamora (itself from the name of a Spanish city), perhaps used because of its similarity to Amora... [more]

Zamoura f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zamora.

Zamuel m Spanish (Modern), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Samuel.

Zanaia f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Zandar m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Xander. This is the name of a character in the G.I. Joe franchise.

Zandie m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zandy.

Zandon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Zander, Brandon and Landon.

Zandria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Zandy f & m English (American)
Variant of Sandy.

Zania f English (Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Zaniah f Astronomy, English (Rare)
Presumably derived from Arabic زاوية (zāwiyah) "corner" (though Alhazen claimed that this word meant "harlot"). This was the medieval name for Eta Virginis, a star in the constellation Virgo.

Zaniel m English (Modern, Rare)

Zanique f African American (Modern, Rare)

Zaniyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Zannie f English
Diminutive of Suzanna.

Zanthia f English (Rare)
Variant of Xanthia.

Zanya f English (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tanya.

Zaphia f American

Zaphira f English (Rare)
Variant of Sapphira.

Zaphyra f English (American)

Zaquan m African American (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan.

Zaqueri m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zara m & f Biblical Greek, English (Rare)
The Biblical Greek form of Hebrew Zerah, meaning "dawn, dawning, shining, rising of the sun," derived from the Hebrew verb זרח (zarah) "to arise, to shine, to break out"... [more]

Zarabeth f English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Sarabeth.... [more]

Zaradine f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Zarah f English
Variant of Zara 1.

Zariana f English (American)

Zarielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Zariyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Zariah.

Zarlee f English (American, Rare)

Zarlia f English (Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Zarlee.

Zarlie f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Zarria f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zariyah.

Zaryn f & m English (American, Rare), Malaysian (Rare)

Zasha m & f English
Variant of Sasha.

Zavannah f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Zaveion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zavion. The name Zaveion was given to 23 boys born in the United States in 2004 according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Zavian m English
Variant of Xavian

Zavianna f Filipino, African American

Zaviera f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Zavier.

Zavion m African American (Modern)
Invented name, blending Xavier with the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion and Tavion.

Zavior m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Zaxon m American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Jaxon.

Zay m English (American, Modern)
Short form of Isaiah, Xavier, Zayden and other names containing the popular phonetic element zay.

Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]

Zayana f English (Rare), Muslim
A Quranic name meaning "adorned" or "adorner".

Zayanna f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Anna.

Zayde m English
Variant of Zade and short form of Zayden

Zaydon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

Zayion m African American (Modern, Rare)

Zayla f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the phonetic elements zay and la, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Kayla... [more]

Zaylah f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zaylani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on similar names like Kailani and Leilani.

Zaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zay and lee, modelled on similar names such as Kaylee, Hayley and Bailey... [more]

Zayleen f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Zayley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zayliana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, a combination of Zaylee and Ana. Zayliana was given to 11 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.

Zaylie f English (Modern)
Anglicized form of Zélie. It could also be a diminutive of Azalea.

Zaylon m American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name using Z with the -aylon suffix possibly influenced by the sound of Jalen. Also, compare Zayla.

Zaylor m American (Modern, Rare)
Masculine variant of Saylor.

Zaylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.

Zaynn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zane 1 or Zayn.

Zayon m American
Zayon was originally coined in 1999 by a Mr.Bailey. Zayon is commonly used to name children with a higher failure rate in simple tasks like reading, reasoning, problem solving, leadership and many more... [more]

Zayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements zay and quan.

Zaÿre f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Zaïre.

Zayven m English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xavier or Zavier. According to the SSA, Zayven was given to 13 boys in 2018.

Zayvion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zavion.

Zaza f English
Variant of Zsazsa.

Zazell f African American

Zea f & m English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Zia.

Zeak m English
Shortened form of Ezekiel.

Zeal m & f English
Found in occasional use as a given name from 17th century onwards, Zeal is part virtue name and part a transfer of the English surname.... [more]

Zealand m English (American, Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from English Zealand, the exonym of Zeeland and Sjælland.

Zealia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zelia.... [more]

Zeanna f English (Rare)

Zearlene f English

Zebb m English
Variant of Zeb.

Zebby m & f English (Rare)

Zebediah m English, English (African)
Variant of Zebadiah, most often used in Zimbabwe.

Zebeon m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an early American variant of Zibeon.

Zebuel m American
Richmond City Hustings Willbook No 6, inventory of the estate of Zebuel Talley in the year 1835.

Zebula f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebulon.

Zech m English (Rare)
Short form of Zechariah. Compare how Zach is a short form of Zachariah or Zachary.

Zeck m English (Rare)
Short form of Zechariah. Compare how Zack is a short form of Zachariah or Zachary.

Zedd m English

Zeddick m English
Perhaps a corruption of Zadok (compare Zaddock), or a short form of Zedekiah.

Zedhryx m African American (Modern, Rare)

Zedna f English
Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.

Zedric m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern take on the name Cedric.

Zedrick m African American (Modern)
Rhyming variant of Cedric.

Zee m & f English (American)
Short form of names beginning with Z.

Zeebah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ziba.