Vashti
Vashti was the 8823rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 793rd; the most babies were born in 1922 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 408 places. More babies were named Vashti in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,823 girls, up 3,247 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192240 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,355babies recorded
Vashti popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,823 | 12 |
| 2020 | #12,070 | 8 |
| 2010 | #4,968 | 29 |
| 2000 | #4,643 | 26 |
| 1990 | #3,223 | 35 |
| 1980 | #4,142 | 19 |
| 1970 | #4,750 | 12 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,409 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,026 | 17 |
| 1930 | #3,042 | 10 |
| 1920 | #1,544 | 29 |
| 1910 | #1,920 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,102 | 13 |
| 1890 | #1,003 | 9 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vashti, counting every spelling?
Vashti has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Vashti?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vashti (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Vashti born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vashti.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vashti?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Vashti are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 22 and 48. That makes Vashti mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Vashti
How popular is the name Vashti?
Vashti was the 8823rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 793rd; the most babies were born in 1922 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved down 408 places. More babies were named Vashti in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Vashti a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Vashti in the US.