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Muslim Baby Names Starting with Y

50 Muslim baby names starting with Y, boys and girls, with Arabic, meaning, and Ilm ul Huroof reading. Listed alphabetically.

50 names

Boy names starting with Y (31)  ·  Girl names starting with Y (19)

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What is on this page? 50 Muslim baby names starting with Y, boys and girls, with Arabic, meaning, and Ilm ul Huroof reading. Listed alphabetically. Every name links to its full page.

يَعْقُوبYacoubYaqub, West African and French North African spelling يعقوبYacoubaWest African form of Yaqub (Jacob) ياغمورYagmurRain يَحْيَىYahyaHe lives; the prophet John (the Baptist) ياليناYalinaSoft, gentle, blooming, the tender one who blossoms with grace يمنYamanYemen, blessing, the Prophet said: faith is Yemeni and wisdom is Yemeni يَقِينYaqeenYaqeen, Certainty, Quranic boys name يَعْقُوبYaqoobJacob يَعْقُوبYaqubJacob يَعْقُوبYaqubThe prophet Jacob ياراYaraSmall butterfly, the precious one, modern Arab girls' name یاسمنYasamanJasmine يسYaseenYa-Sin يسYasinYa Sin, the heart of the Quran, Surah 36, recited for the dying يَاسِرYasirEase, the one who makes things easy, Companion يَاسْمِينYasmeenVariant spelling of Yasmin, jasmine يَاسْمِينYasminJasmine, the flower ياسمينةYasminaJasmine, French/North African girls form يَاسْمِينYasmineJasmine, French and Arab world dominant spelling ياسرYasserYasser, Easy, English-language Yasir يسYassineYa-Sin, Quranic mystery letters as North African name يسيرYassirEasy يزنYazanDetermined يَزِيدYazidHe shall increase / one who augments يَحْيَىYehiaYehia, Prophet John, Egyptian/Levant form یکتاYektaYekta, Unique, Turkish/Persian girls name يربولYerbolThe one who fulfills his word يركينYerkinFree, at ease يكيتYigitYouth, valiant, Turkish boys name يلديريمYildirimLightning یلدیزYildizYildiz, Star, Turkish girls name يلمازYilmazUndaunted, Turkish boys name يُوسُفYosefYosef يسرىYosraEase يُونُسYounesYunus, North African/French spelling يُوسُفYousefYusuf, Gulf Arabic spelling يُسْرَىYousraEase, prosperity (Quran 94:5-6) يوسفYoussefThe Prophet Yusuf يُوسُفYoussouphaYusuf, West African Fula form يُوسُفYousufJoseph يوكابدYukabidMother of Musa (AS), name preserved via Israʾīliyyāt يمنYumnBlessing, good fortune, Quranic girls name يمنىYumnaBlessed, fortunate, the right-handed one, the woman of divine blessing يوناYunaYuna, Jonah/dove, global girls name يُونُسYunusThe prophet Jonah يسيرةYusairaYusaira, Ease, feminine Yusr form يُسرYusrYusr, Ease, Quranic 3-letter form يسرىYusraEase, directly Quranic, stated twice يُوسُفYusufThe prophet Joseph; God increases or adds يُوسُف بْن تَاشْفِينYusuf ibn TashfinYūsuf son of Tāshfīn

Of the 50 names on this page, these are the ones people open most often on AsrNaam. The figures come from our own Search Console data, not from a guess at what is fashionable.

  1. YusufيُوسُفThe prophet Joseph
  2. YahyaيَحْيَىHe lives
  3. YunusيُونُسThe prophet Jonah
  4. YamanيمنYemen, blessing, the Prophet said: faith is Yemeni and wisdom...
  5. YaqubيَعْقُوبJacob
  6. YumnaيمنىBlessed, fortunate, the right-handed one, the woman of divine...
  7. YigitيكيتYouth, valiant, Turkish boys name
  8. YalinaياليناSoft, gentle, blooming, the tender one who blossoms with grace
  9. YusairaيسيرةYusaira, Ease, feminine Yusr form
  10. YildirimيلديريمLightning

Arabic baby names beginning with Y

The English letter Y has no Arabic counterpart of its own. Every name on this page is written in Arabic beginning with Ya, and it is that letter, not the Latin Y, that carries the reading in the Science of Letters.

Each letter above links to its full reading: sound, abjad value, element, and the divine name it is associated with. See all twenty-eight letters.

Islamic baby names beginning with Y

Islamic tradition asks two things of a name: that its meaning be good, and that it not claim for a child what belongs to God alone. Every name listed on this page is checked against both, which is why a pleasant-sounding name with an unhappy meaning does not appear here.

4 of them appear in the Quran or are borne by a figure named in it.

Yusufيُوسُف Yahyaيَحْيَى Yunusيُونُس Yaqubيَعْقُوب

4 belong to prophets and their households.

Yusufيُوسُف Yahyaيَحْيَى Yunusيُونُس Yaqubيَعْقُوب

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Muslim boy names starting with Y

31 of the names here are boy names. These are the ones parents open most.

Yusufيُوسُف Yahyaيَحْيَى Yunusيُونُس Yamanيمن Yaqubيَعْقُوب Yigitيكيت Yildirimيلديريم Yacoubيَعْقُوب Yacoubaيعقوب Yaqeenيَقِين

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Muslim girl names starting with Y

19 of the names here are girl names, each with its Arabic spelling and letter reading.

Yumnaيمنى Yalinaيالينا Yusairaيسيرة Yunaيونا Yagmurياغمور Yasmeenيَاسْمِين Yaraيارا Yasamanیاسمن Yasminيَاسْمِين Yasminaياسمينة

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Questions about Muslim names starting with Y

How many Muslim baby names start with Y?
AsrNaam lists 50 of them. Across boys and girls together the letter Y accounts for 50 researched names, 31 for boys and 19 for girls. Every one has its Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
What Arabic letter does Y correspond to?
One letter only. Every name here is written in Arabic beginning with Ya (ي), so the reading of all 50 of them starts from that letter: its element, its abjad value and the divine name attached to it. The Latin Y is only how the name is transliterated.
Which Muslim baby name starting with Y is most popular?
By what visitors actually search for and open on this site, Yusuf, Yahya and Yunus lead the letter Y. The settled meaning of Yusuf is: The prophet Joseph. Popularity is worth knowing, but the tradition weighs meaning first.
Are there Quranic names beginning with Y?
Yes. 4 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it, among them Yahya, Yaqub and Yunus. A Quranic name is not required for a name to be Islamic, but many parents look for one.
What is the Ilm ul Huroof reading of a name starting with Y?
Open any name on this page and you will find it: the name broken into its Arabic letters, each letter with its element, its abjad value and the divine name it is associated with, then a reading of the whole. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.

Muslim baby names by other letters

Every letter has its own page, with the same meanings, Arabic spellings and readings.