| Person's Name | Language | Explanation |
| Xochipilli | New World Mythology | Means "flower prince" in Nahuatlan. He was the Aztec goddess of love, flowers, song, and games, the twin brother of Xochiquetzal. |
| Xochiquetzal | New World Mythology | Means "flower feather" in Nahuatlan. This was the name of the Aztec goddess of love, flowers, and the earth, the twin sister of Xochipilli. |
| Xochitl | Native American, Spanish | Means "flower" in Nahuatlan. |
Y |
| Person's Name | Language | Explanation |
| Yasamin | Iranian | Persian form of JASMINE |
| Yasmin | Iranian, English | Persian form of JASMINE |
| Yasmina | English | Variant of JASMINE |
| Yasmine | English | Variant of JASMINE |
| Yazmin | English (Modern) | Variant of JASMINE |
| Yesenia | Spanish | Possibly a Spanish form of JESSENIA |
| Yessenia | Spanish | Possibly a Spanish form of JESSENIA |
| Yolanda | English | The meaning of this name is not known for certain, but it is possibly connected to the French name Violante which means "violet". |
| Yonca | Turkish | Means "clover" in Turkish. |
| Yuri | Japanese | Means "lily" in Japanese. |
Z |
| Person's Name | Language | Explanation |
| Zahir | Arabic | Derived from Arabic zahir meaning "shining, radiant, blossoming". |
| Zahra | Arabic | Variant of ZAHRAH |
| Zahrah | Arabic | Derived from Arabic zahra meaning "blooming flower". |
| Zainab | Arabic | From the Arabic name of a fragrant flowering plant. Zainab was the name of a daughter, a granddaughter, and two wives of Muhammad. |
| Zaira | Arabic | Variant of ZAHRAH |
| Zara | English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese | Variant of ZAHRAH |
| Zaray | Arabic | Variant of ZAHRAH |
| Zaria | Arabic | Variant of ZAHRAH |
| Zaynab | Arabic | Variant of ZAINAB |
| Zinnia | English | From the name of the flower, which was itself named for the German botanist Johann Zinn. |
| Zsuzsa | Hungarian | Hungarian pet form of SUSANNA |
| Zsuzsanna | Hungarian | Hungarian form of SUSANNA |
| Zsuzsi | Hungarian | Hungarian pet form of SUSANNA |
| Zuzana | Czech | Czech form of SUSANNA |
| Zuzanna | Polish | Polish form of SUSANNA |
| Sources: Compilation from Behind the Name website. |