Names Like Ylva
If you love Ylva — she-wolf, norse in origin — you’ll probably love these names too. We’ve matched them by origin, sound and popularity using real US naming data, so every suggestion is a genuine relative of Ylva, never a random pick.
Most similar to Ylva
norse girl names with a comparable feel and popularity.
Girl
Alva
AHL-vah
Elf · Norse
Girl Astrid
AS-trid
Divinely beautiful · norse
Girl Freya
FRAY-uh
Lady, noblewoman · Norse
Girl Frida
FREE-dah
Peace · Norse
Girl Ingrid
ING-grid
Ing's beauty · Norse
Girl Liv
LEEV
Life · Norse
Girl Runa
ROO-nah
Secret lore, rune · Norse
Girl Saga
SAH-gah
Seeing one; story · Norse
Girl Signe
SIG-nuh
New victory · Norse
Girl Sigrid
SIG-rid
Victory, fair · Norse
Girl Solveig
SOL-vay
Sun's strength · Norse
Girl Thora
THOR-ah
Thor's; thunder · Norse
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share Ylva’s meaning or theme.
Boy
Connor
KON-er
lover of hounds/wolves (disputed) · irish
Boy Ralph
RALF
counsel wolf · english
Boy Randall
RAN-dul
shield wolf · english
Boy Randolph
RAN-dolf
shield wolf · germanic
Boy Rudolph
ROO-dolf
famous wolf · germanic
Boy Raul
rah-OOL
counsel wolf · spanish
Boy Lowell
LOH-ul
little wolf · english
Boy Rodolfo
roh-DOHL-foh
famous wolf · spanish
Boy Adolfo
ah-DOHL-foh
noble wolf · spanish
Boy Zev
ZEV
wolf · hebrew
Boy Wolfgang
VOLF-gahng
wolf path · germanic
Boy Wolf
WUULF
wolf · germanic
Ylva starts with Y — more Y names
Girl
Yasmin
yaz-MEEN
Jasmine flower · persian
Girl Yara
YAH-rah
Small butterfly (modern Arabic usage) · arabic
Girl Yael
yah-EL
ibex, mountain goat · hebrew
Girl Yana
YAH-nah
God is gracious · Slavic
Girl Yumi
YOO-mee
Beauty; archery bow · Japanese
Girl Yuki
YOO-kee
Snow; happiness · Japanese
Girl Yui
YOO-ee
Gentle; bind · Japanese
Girl Yaffa
YAH-fuh
Beautiful · hebrew
Girl Ying
YING
Flower, hero (英) · Chinese
Girl Yue
yweh
Moon (月) · Chinese
Girl Yamini
YAA-mih-nee
Night · sanskrit
Girl Yildiz
yil-DUZ
Star · turkish
Sibling names for Ylva
Names that pair well with Ylva for a brother, sister or middle name.
Boy
Eric
EH-rik
ever-ruler · norse
Boy Erik
EH-rik
Eternal ruler · Norse
Girl Freya
FRAY-uh
Lady, noblewoman · Norse
Boy Odin
OH-din
Frenzy, inspiration · Norse
Girl Astrid
AS-trid
Divinely beautiful · norse
Girl Ingrid
ING-grid
Ing's beauty · Norse
Girl Liv
LEEV
Life · Norse
Girl Frida
FREE-dah
Peace · Norse
Frequently asked questions
What names are similar to Ylva?
Names similar to Ylva include Alva, Astrid, Freya, Frida, Ingrid, Liv — matched by origin, style and popularity.
What other names start with Y like Ylva?
Popular Y names in the same style include Yasmin, Yara, Yael, Yana, Yumi, Yuki.
What names go well with Ylva?
Names that pair well with Ylva include Eric, Erik, Freya, Odin, Astrid.