First names / Y
Japanese Names Starting with Y
144 Japanese first names begin with Y, from Yae (ๅ ซ้) to Yuzuki (็ตๆ). They are grouped below into girl, boy and unisex names, each with its kanji, reading and literal meaning. Open any name to see every spelling.
On average these names have 3.3 syllables. The most varied is Yurina, which can be written many ways; the most common spelling means โhundred + fit + Naraโ.
Girl names starting with Y (68)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yae | ๅ ซ้ | ใใ | eight + heavy |
| Yaeko | ๅ ซๆต | ใใใ | eight + favor |
| Yasue | ๅฎ้ | ใใใ | relax + heavy |
| Yasuha | ่ฆ่ | ใใใฏ | need + leaf |
| Yasuka | ไฟๅ | ใใใ | protect + add |
| Yasuko | ๅบทๅญ | ใใใ | ease + child |
| Yasumi | ๅฎไธ | ใใใฟ | relax + three |
| Yasuna | ๅฎๅ | ใใใช | relax + name |
| Yasuyo | ไฟๅ | ใใใ | protect + four |
| Yayoi | ไธๆ | ใใใ | three + month |
| Yo | ไธๅคฎ | ใใ | generation + center |
| Yoko | ไปฃๅญ | ใใ | substitute + child |
| Yorie | ้ธๆฑ | ใใใ | elect + creek |
| Yoriko | ้ ผๅญ | ใใใ | trust + child |
| Yoshie | ่ฏๆ | ใใใ | good + bough |
| Yoshiho | ๅไฟ | ใใใป | good luck + protect |
| Yoshika | ๅฎนๅ | ใใใ | contain + add |
| Yoshiko | ๆๅญ | ใใใ | time + child |
| Yoshimi | ๅ่ฆ | ใใใฟ | good luck + see |
| Yoshino | ๅ้ | ใใใฎ | good luck + plains |
| Yozo | ่ฆไธ | ใใใใ | need + three |
| Yu | ๅช | ใใ | tenderness |
| Yua | ็ตๆ | ใใ | tie + love |
| Yue | ๅชไพ | ใใ | tenderness + reliant |
| Yuga | ๅชๅ | ใใใ | tenderness + yonder |
| Yuhi | ๆๆฅ | ใใใฒ | possess + day |
| Yuho | ๅชไฟ | ใใใป | tenderness + protect |
| Yui | ็ต | ใใ | tie |
| Yuika | ็ตๅ | ใใใ | tie + add |
| Yuiko | ็ตๅญ | ใใใ | tie + child |
| Yuina | ็ต่ | ใใใช | tie + vegetable |
| Yuka | ๅช้ฆ | ใใใ | tenderness + incense |
| Yukako | ็ฑ้ฆๅญ | ใใใ | wherefore + incense + child |
| Yukana | ็ฑๅฅ | ใใใช | wherefore + play music |
| Yukari | ็ฑๆ | ใใใ | wherefore + fruit |
| Yukie | ็ฑ็ดๆต | ใใใ | wherefore + chronicle + favor |
| Yukiho | ็ฑๆญฉ | ใใใป | wherefore + walk |
| Yukika | ๅๆญ | ใใใ | thousand + song |
| Yukiko | ็ฑ็ดๅญ | ใใใ | wherefore + chronicle + child |
| Yukimi | ๅๆตท | ใใใฟ | thousand + sea |
| Yukina | ้ช่ | ใใใช | snow + vegetable |
| Yukino | ้ชไน | ใใใฎ | snow + from |
| Yukiyo | ่กไปฃ | ใใใ | going + substitute |
| Yuko | ็จๅญ | ใใใ | utilize + child |
| Yuma | ็ต็ | ใใใพ | tie + true |
| Yume | ๅคข | ใใ | dream |
| Yumeka | ๅคขๅ | ใใใ | dream + add |
| Yumemi | ๅคข่ฆ | ใใใฟ | dream + see |
| Yumi | ็ตๅฎ | ใใใฟ | tie + reality |
| Yumie | ๅผๆ | ใใฟใ | bow + reflect |
| Yumika | ๅผๅ | ใใฟใ | bow + add |
| Yumiko | ็ฑ็พๅญ | ใใฟใ | wherefore + beauty + child |
| Yumina | ๅๆฐด | ใใฟใช | friend + water |
| Yuna | ็ต่ | ใใใช | tie + vegetable |
| Yuni | ๆๆฅ | ใใซ | possess + day |
| Yuno | ็ต้ณ | ใใใฎ | tie + sound |
| Yura | ็ฑ่ฏ | ใใ | wherefore + good |
| Yuri | ็พๅ | ใใ | hundred + fit |
| Yuria | ็ฑๅฉ | ใใใ | wherefore + profit |
| Yurie | ๅชๆขจ | ใใใ | tenderness + pear tree |
| Yurika | ็พๅ้ฆ | ใใใ | hundred + fit + incense |
| Yuriko | ็พๅๅญ | ใใใ | hundred + fit + child |
| Yurina | ็พๅๅฅ | ใใใช | hundred + fit + Nara |
| Yusa | ๆไฝ | ใใ | possess + assistant |
| Yuyu | ็ตใ | ใใ | tie |
| Yuzu | ๆไธป | ใใ | possess + lord |
| Yuzuka | ็ตๆ | ใใฅใ | tie + bundle |
| Yuzuki | ็ตๆ | ใใฅใ | tie + month |
Boy names starting with Y (68)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamato | ๅคงไบบ | ใใพใจ | large + person |
| Yasuaki | ๅๆ | ใใใใ | harmony + bright |
| Yasuharu | ๅฎๆฒป | ใใใฏใ | relax + reign |
| Yasuhiko | ้ฃๅฝฆ | ใใใฒใ | take along + lad |
| Yasuhiro | ๅบทๅผ | ใใใฒใ | ease + vast |
| Yasuji | ๅฎไบ | ใใใ | relax + two |
| Yasuki | ๅฎ่จ | ใใใ | relax + scribe |
| Yasumasa | ๅฎๆฟ | ใใใพใ | relax + politics |
| Yasunobu | ไฟๆฅญ | ใใใฎใถ | protect + business |
| Yasunori | ๅฎไปฃ | ใใใฎใ | relax + substitute |
| Yasuo | ๅฎ็ | ใใใ | relax + life |
| Yasushi | ๅฎๅ | ใใใ | relax + four |
| Yasusuke | ๅฎๅฉ | ใใใใ | relax + help |
| Yasutaka | ๅฎ้ซ | ใใใใ | relax + tall |
| Yasutoshi | ไฟๅนด | ใใใจใ | protect + year |
| Yasuyoshi | ๅฎ็พฉ | ใใใใ | relax + righteousness |
| Yasuyuki | ๅ่ก | ใใใใ | harmony + going |
| Yoichi | ๅไธ | ใใใก | four + one |
| Yoichiro | ่ฆไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | need + one + son |
| Yoji | ่ฆไบ | ใใใ | need + two |
| Yojiro | ่ฆ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | need + pardon |
| Yonosuke | ไปฃไนๅฉ | ใใฎใใ | substitute + of + help |
| Yoshi | ไธๅ | ใใ | bestow + four |
| Yoshiaki | ็พฉๆ | ใใใใ | righteousness + bright |
| Yoshifumi | ็พฉๆ | ใใใตใฟ | righteousness + sentence |
| Yoshiharu | ็พฉๆฅ | ใใใฏใ | righteousness + springtime |
| Yoshihide | ่ฝ่ฑ | ใใใฒใง | ability + England |
| Yoshihiko | ็พฉๅฝฆ | ใใใฒใ | righteousness + lad |
| Yoshihiro | ็พฉๅผ | ใใใฒใ | righteousness + vast |
| Yoshihisa | ็พฉ้ท | ใใใฒใ | righteousness + long |
| Yoshihito | ไฝไบบ | ใใใฒใจ | dwell + person |
| Yoshiji | ่ณๆฒป | ใใใ | assets + reign |
| Yoshijiro | ๅ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | good luck + pardon |
| Yoshikatsu | ๅฏๅ | ใใใใค | can + victory |
| Yoshikazu | ็พฉๅ | ใใใใ | righteousness + harmony |
| Yoshimasa | ่ฝๆฟ | ใใใพใ | ability + politics |
| Yoshimitsu | ็พฉๅ | ใใใฟใค | righteousness + ray |
| Yoshinari | ๅๆ | ใใใชใ | victory + turn into |
| Yoshinobu | ๆ ถๅ | ใใใฎใถ | jubilation + rejoice |
| Yoshinori | ็พฉๅ | ใใใฎใ | righteousness + rule |
| Yoshio | ่ฏ้ | ใใใ | good + masculine |
| Yoshiro | ็้ | ใใใใ | logic + son |
| Yoshitaka | ็ฑ้ซ | ใใใใ | wherefore + tall |
| Yoshitake | ็พฉๆญฆ | ใใใใ | righteousness + warrior |
| Yoshiteru | ่ฏๆ | ใใใฆใ | good + bright |
| Yoshito | ๅฏไบบ | ใใใจ | can + person |
| Yoshitomo | ๅ็พฉ | ใใใจใ | victory + righteousness |
| Yoshitoshi | ็พฉๅนด | ใใใจใ | righteousness + year |
| Yoshitsugu | ็พฉไบ | ใใใคใ | righteousness + two |
| Yoshiyasu | ่ฝๅนณ | ใใใใ | ability + even |
| Yoshiyuki | ็่ก | ใใใใ | logic + going |
| Yosuke | ่ฆๅฉ | ใใใใ | need + help |
| Yuichi | ๆไธ | ใใใใก | possess + one |
| Yuichiro | ๆไธ้ | ใใใใกใใ | possess + one + son |
| Yuji | ๆไบ | ใใใ | possess + two |
| Yujiro | ๅ่ตฆ | ใใใใใ | friend + pardon |
| Yukihiko | ่กๅฝฆ | ใใใฒใ | going + lad |
| Yukihiro | ่กๅบ | ใใใฒใ | going + wide |
| Yukinori | ่ก็ | ใใใฎใ | going + life |
| Yukio | ่ก็ | ใใใ | going + life |
| Yukiyoshi | ่ก็พฉ | ใใใใ | going + righteousness |
| Yunosuke | ้ไน | ใใใฎใใ | masculine + of |
| Yusei | ๆ็ | ใใใใ | possess + life |
| Yushi | ่ๆ | ใใใ | dissolve + think |
| Yusuke | ๅชๅฉ | ใใใใ | tenderness + help |
| Yutaro | ็ฑๅค้ | ใใใใ | wherefore + many + son |
| Yuto | ๅชๆ | ใใใจ | tenderness + Big Dipper |
| Yuya | ็ฑ้ | ใใ | wherefore + plains |
Unisex names starting with Y (8)
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yasuhisa | ๅบท้ท | ใใใฒใ | ease + long |
| Yoshichika | ็พฉๅ | ใใใกใ | righteousness + harmony |
| Yoshiki | ็พฉๆจน | ใใใ | righteousness + timber |
| Yoshisuke | ไฝ่ณ | ใใใใ | dwell + assets |
| Yoshizo | ่ฝไธ | ใใใใ | ability + three |
| Yuki | ็ตๅ | ใใใ | tie + castle |
| Yutaka | ็ฑ้ซ | ใใใ | wherefore + tall |
| Yuzo | ๆไธ | ใใใใ | possess + three |
Kanji most used in Y names
These characters appear most often in the names above.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ็พฉ | righteousness, justice, morality (taught in grade 5) | ใฎ | 13 | Yoshihiro, Yoshinori, Yoshiaki |
| ๅฎ | relax, cheap, low (taught in grade 3) | ใขใณใใใ | 6 | Azumi, Yasuo, Yasunori |
| ็ฑ | wherefore, a reason (taught in grade 3) | ใฆใใฆใฆใใฆใคใใใ | 5 | Yukiko, Yukari, Yukie |
| ็ต | tie, bind, contract (taught in grade 4) | ใฑใใใฑใใใใใใ | 12 | Yuki, Miyu, Yumi |
| ๅญ | child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM (taught in grade 1) | ใทใในใใใใ | 3 | Yukiko, Akiko, Yoshiko |
| ๆ | possess, have, exist (taught in grade 3) | ใฆใฆใใฆใใ | 6 | Yuji, Arika, Ko |
Questions
Are there more girl or boy names starting with Y?
In this list, Y has 68 girl names, 68 boy names and 8 unisex names.
What is the most popular Japanese name starting with Y?
Yurina (็พๅๅฅ) can be written in the most different ways of the Y names here. It means: hundred + fit + Nara.
How long are Japanese names starting with Y?
They average 3.3 syllables, counting each kana beat.