Names Like Yul — Find Similar Baby Names
Yul is a 3-letter English boys' name meaning “Born At Christmas”. This page collects 105 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Yule and Yuli, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ul like Paul and Poul, and names sharing the “christmas” concept like Geol and Hollee.
For the full Yul profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Yul page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Yul
24 baby names that differ from Yul by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yule | 1 | Born At Christmas | English | Male |
| Yuli | 1 | Youthful | Basque | Male |
| Yale | 2 | From The Slope Land | English | Male |
| Yao | 2 | Ewe Of Ghana Name Meaning "Born On Thursday." | African | Male |
| Yas | 2 | Navajo Name Meaning "Snow." YISKA | Native American | Male |
| Yem | 2 | Life | Hebrew | Female |
| Yen | 2 | A Swallow (Bird); Peace; Safe; Stand Still | Vietnamese | Female |
| Yo | 2 | El | Hebrew | Male |
| Yoel | 2 | God Prevails | Hebrew | Male |
| Yuki | 2 | Snow; Lucky | Japanese | Male |
| Yuma | 2 | Son Of A Chief | Native American | Male |
| Yumn | 2 | Good Fortune; Success | Arabic | Female |
| Yung | 2 | "Freedom, Peacemaker, The Beautiful One, Symbol: Weeping Willow" | English | Male |
| Yuta | 2 | Praise | Hebrew | Female |
| Ya El | 3 | Goat | Hebrew | Female |
| Ya-El | 3 | Goat | Hebrew | Female |
| Yagil | 3 | He Will Rejoice | Hebrew | Male |
| Yago | 3 | Supplanter | Spanish | Male |
| Yair | 3 | Enlighten | Hebrew | Male |
| Yaotl | 3 | Unisexual Name Meaning "War" Or "Warrior." | Nahuatl | Female |
| Yaqub | 3 | Arabic Form Of Jacob (Supplanter) | Arabic | Male |
| Yash | 3 | Success Or Victory | Indian | Male |
| Yasuo | 3 | Peaceful One | Japanese | Male |
| Yavu | 3 | Lunda Of Zaire Name. Meaning Unknown. | African | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Yul’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
3-Letter Y-Names Like Yul
4 names that share Yul's exact length (3 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Yul's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Yul
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Yul.
Names That Rhyme with Yul
17 baby names that share Yul's last 2 letters — -ul. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul | Small | Romanian | Male |
| Poul | Little | Danish | Male |
| Raul | Form Of Ralph Wolf Counsel. | Spanish | Male |
| Saul | Longed For | Hebrew | Male |
| Abdul | Servant Of God | Arabic | Male |
| Batul | Virgin | Arabic | Female |
| Gokul | The Place In India Where Lord Krishna Spent His Childhood | Indian | Male |
| Rahul | Traveler. | Arabic | Male |
| Raoul | Wolf | French | Male |
| Dracul | Devil Or Dragon | Romanian | Male |
| Guljul | Little Bell | Arabic | Male |
| Sproul | Active | English | Male |
| Cambeul | Crooked Mouth | Scottish | Male |
| Boulboul | Nightingale | Arabic | Male |
| John-Paul | Variant Of The Hebrew John Jehovah Has Been Gracious: Has Shown Favor. | French | Male |
| Passebreul | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Abdullah, Abdul | Servant Of God | Arabic | Male |
Names That Start Like Yul
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Yul — Yu-. Good for parents who like Yul's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuki | Snow; Lucky | Japanese | Male |
| Yule | Born At Christmas | English | Male |
| Yuli | Youthful | Basque | Male |
| Yuma | Son Of A Chief | Native American | Male |
| Yumn | Good Fortune; Success | Arabic | Female |
| Yung | "Freedom, Peacemaker, The Beautiful One, Symbol: Weeping Willow" | English | Male |
| Yuta | Praise | Hebrew | Female |
| Yukio | Gets What He Wants | Japanese | Male |
| Yunis | Jonah | Arabic | Male |
| Yunus | A Prophet's Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Yusef | God Shall Multiply | Hebrew | Male |
| Yusra | Proper Name | Arabic | Female |
| Yusuf | Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "The Beautiful" Or "He Shall Increa... | African | Male |
| Yu Jie | Pure Beautiful Jade | Chinese | Female |
| Yukiko | Snow Child | Japanese | Female |
| Yumiko | Arrow Child | Japanese | Female |
| Yuriko | "Lily Child" Or "Village Of Birth." | Japanese | Female |
| Yushua | God Saves | Arabic | Male |