130 boy names that start with ‘Y’

that start with the letter Y are getting more fashionable by the day. "'Y' is rare as an initial, but extremely common in name endings, both in suffixes like -lyn and as a final letter,” Laura Wattenberg, the creator of , previously told . “That keeps it from having the exotic appeal of rare letters like X and Z, so parents haven’t really sought it out.

” In fact, common (like Joseph and Jonathan) were adapted from names that start with "Y," such as Yosef and Yonatan. Additionally, Yordi, Yates and Yulian are alternative spellings of other popular names. Ready to explore the not-as-obvious end of the alphabet? Go straight to the back of the line for 130 of the best "Y" names.

You’ll love these baby names that begin with the letter Y. Elise Solé is a writer and editor who lives in Los Angeles and covers parenting for TODAY Parents. She was previously a news editor at Yahoo and has also worked at Marie Claire and Women's Health.

Her bylines have appeared in Shondaland, SheKnows, Happify and more..