| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ur | Flame, light | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Uzi | My strength / strength | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Uzzziel | God is my strength | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Venyamin | Son of the right hand | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Voshon | God is gracious | African American, English, Hebrew, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Xyshaun | UNKNOWN | African American, English, Hebrew, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Ya'akov | Supplanter; 'holder of the heel' (from Hebrew עקב, 'heel') | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yabesh | From Hebrew yāvēsh meaning "dry" or "dryness" | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yae-lee | A compound name with multiple possible meanings depending on origin: Japanese 'Yae' (八重) = 'multi‑layered/double'; Korean 'Yae' (애) can mean 'love/affection' depending on hanja and 'Lee/Li' is a common surname/element (李 'plum'); as a Hebrew-like form (Yaeli) it relates to 'ibex/mountain goat'. | Hebrew, Japanese, Korean | Girl | — | |
| Yael | Ibex | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Yaellin | Mountain goat (ibex) | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Yafeth | Enlarged; may God enlarge | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yaffi | Beautiful | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Yafith | Likely 'may He enlarge' or 'enlarged' (Biblical). A similarly spelled modern Hebrew name Yafit means 'beautiful'. | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yaghoob | Supplanter; "he grasps the heel" | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yagub | Supplanter; 'holder of the heel' (from Hebrew Ya'akov) | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yakiv | Supplanter; "holder of the heel" | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yakobo | Supplanter; one who grasps the heel | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yakobu | Supplanter; 'holder of the heel' or 'one who follows at the heel'. | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yakoob | Supplanter; 'holder of the heel' | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yaky | Probably a diminutive form related to Hebrew roots meaning "precious" (yakir) or linked to Jacob/Yakov meaning "supplanter"; exact origin uncertain | English, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yammi | Variable by origin - possibly 'twin' or associated with the goddess Yami (Sanskrit), 'sea' (Hebrew root 'Yam'), or 'darkness' (Japanese 'yami'); also used as a pet form or nickname. | English, Hebrew, Hindu, Japanese, Sanskrit | Unisex | — | |
| Yanic | Yahweh is gracious | Breton, French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Yaqob | Heel-holder | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yardena | Jordan; descender | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Yarech | Moon | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yarib | From the Hebrew root ריב (riv) meaning "to contend" - roughly "he will contend/strive," often rendered as "fighter/one who contends." | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yariv | From the Hebrew root ריב (riv) meaning "to contend"; 'he will contend' or 'rival'. | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yarone | He will sing; sings/joyful | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yaroun | To sing; he/it will sing, rejoice | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yatir | Abundance; he will increase/exceed (from the Hebrew root י-ת-ר) | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yavesh | Dry, dryness; dry place | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yechi'el | May God live | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yechi'ela | May God live / God shall live | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Yechi'ella | May God live / God shall live | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Yechiell | May God live / God shall live | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yedidyahu | Beloved of the Lord (Beloved of God) | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yediel | Beloved of God | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yehezkel | God will strengthen | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yehezqel | God strengthens | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yehochanan | Yahweh (God) is gracious | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yehohanan | Yahweh (God) is gracious | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yehonadav | Yahweh is generous | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yehoram | Yahweh/God is exalted | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yehoshaphat | Yahweh (the LORD) has judged | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yehudai | Judahite; 'man of Judah' or 'Jew' (related to the name Yehudah/Judah) | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yehudisheh | Jewish woman; 'Jewess' or woman of Judah | Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Yekutiel | God is my hope / hope of God | Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yeram | Varies by origin - in Hebrew contexts linked to Yoram/Joram meaning 'God is exalted' or 'God is uplifted'; in Korean (예람, Ye-ram) the meaning depends on hanja or native interpretation and is often rendered as pleasant/beautiful/bright; meanings in other traditions are uncertain or context-dependent. | Armenian, Hebrew, Indian, Korean | Unisex | — | |
| Yeremeyahu | Yahweh will exalt | Hebrew | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Hebrew-origin name in our dataset.
