Boy names starting with Y, with meanings

Here are 10 Muslim boy names starting with Y, from Yahya to Yusuf, each with its Arabic spelling and meaning. 7 of them come from the Quran: Yahya, Yamin, Yaqeen, Yaqub, Yasin, Yunus and Yusuf. Tap any name for its root, pronunciation, origin and the people who carried it.

Prophets and companions

The names of prophets here are Yahya, Yaqub, Yunus and Yusuf. Naming a child after a prophet is a sunnah. These names were carried by companions or the women of the Prophet's ﷺ family: Yaman and Yasir.

Not only Arabic

Most of these names are Arabic. Some are used in Urdu (Yaqeen). A Muslim name does not need to be Arabic: scholars allow any language when the meaning is good.

Choosing a name

Say the name out loud with your family name, and read its meaning in Arabic as well as in English. The Prophet ﷺ said the most beloved names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman,¹ and he changed names with bad meanings.² Any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. See the other letters below, or the full list of Muslim boy names.

Boy names by letter

1. Sahih Muslim 2132: the names most beloved to Allah.
2. Sahih Muslim 2139: the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
3. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; Persian, Turkish and Urdu meanings follow the standard dictionaries of those languages. Our teachers will check each one.

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