| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarec | Strong, fierce, energetic (from Slavic root 'yar' meaning vigorous; often used as a diminutive) | Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Yarika | Diminutive of the Slavic root 'yar' meaning 'strong/ardent' - 'little strong/ardent one' or 'spring-energetic girl'. | Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Yaropolk | Fierce host | Old East Slavic, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Yaroslava | Feminine form of Yaroslav - 'fierce/ardent glory' or 'bright glory' | Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Yasia | Most often associated with 'jasmine' (the flower); alternatively can be a diminutive linked to names meaning 'resurrection' (Anastasia) or 'God is gracious' (Joanna) | Persian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Yelka | Fir tree; (diminutive) little fir / Christmas tree | Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Yenna | Varies by origin: as a Jenna-variant 'fair/white' (from Jennifer); in Korean depends on hanja (commonly elements like 'art, talent' + other); as Yana-related 'God is gracious' or 'gift'. | English, Korean, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Yevgeniya | Well-born; noble | Greek, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Yevheniia | Well-born; noble | Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Yevhentii | Well-born, noble | Greek, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| yonka | Diminutive form of Ioana/Yana - generally 'God is gracious' (via Joanna/John); sometimes linked to 'dove' (via Jonah/Yona) | Bulgarian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Yu-ree | Varies by origin: Korean - often 'glass' or meanings from hanja; Japanese - 'lily'; Slavic - form of George meaning 'farmer/earth-worker'. | Japanese, Korean, Slavic | Unisex | — | |
| Yu-ri | {'Korean': "Often the native word 유리 meaning 'glass'; if written with hanja, meanings vary depending on the characters chosen.", 'Japanese': "Meaning depends on kanji (examples: 優里 'gentle + village', 友里 'friend + village', 裕莉 'abundant + jasmine').", 'Slavic': "Slavic form of Greek Georgios, meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker'."} | Japanese, Korean, Slavic | Unisex | — | |
| Yurievich | Son of Yuri (Yuri derives from Georgios, meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker') | Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Yurii | Farmer, earth-worker | Slavic | Boy | — | |
| zariya | Multiple possible origins - in Slavic (Zarya/Zaria) 'dawn'; in Arabic/Hindi 'zariya' means 'means' or 'source'; also used as a variant of Zaria/Zari (associated with 'princess', 'golden' or 'radiance'). | Arabic, Hindi, Slavic, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| zariyah | Often interpreted as 'rose', 'princess', or 'dawn'; conveys radiance or blossoming. | Arabic, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| zarra | Generally 'blooming' or 'radiant' (from Arabic Zahra); also linked to 'princess' (Hebrew) and 'dawn' (Slavic Zarya). | Arabic, Hebrew, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Zdenka | Creating glory | Czech, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Zdeněk | Builder of glory | Czech, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Zhennya | Well-born, noble | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Zofina | Wisdom | Polish, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Zveta | Star or blossom (depends on language/root) | Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Zvezdana | Star; star-like, of the stars | Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Željko | Wish, desire | Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slavic, Slovene | Boy | — | |
| Дуся | Diminutive of Evdokia / Avdotya; from Greek eudokia meaning "good will" or "good pleasure" | Russian, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Душан | Derived from Slavic duša 'soul' - 'soulful' or 'of the soul' | Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Душана | From Slavic duša 'soul' - 'soulful' or 'of the soul' | Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Душанка | From Slavic duša 'soul' - roughly 'little soul' or 'soulful (feminine)' | Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Часлав | From Slavic elements 'čas' (honour, sometimes 'time') + 'slav' (glory) - roughly 'honourable glory' or 'glorious honour'. | Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Часлава | From Slavic elements 'čas' (time/hour) + 'slava' (glory/fame) - 'glory of the time' or 'timely glory'. | Slavic | Girl | — | |
| олушка | Affectionate diminutive of Olga (from Old Norse Helga), meaning 'holy, blessed'. | Slavic | Girl | — | |
| साशा | Defender of men / protector of mankind | Slavic | Unisex | — | |
| 萨莎 | Defender/protector of men (from Alexander) | Russian, Slavic | Unisex | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Slavic-origin name in our dataset.
