girl's name
Vashti
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,360
Vashti is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1922, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Vashti over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 |
| 1890s | 100 |
| 1900s | 137 |
| 1910s | 219 |
| 1920s | 245 |
| 1930s | 137 |
| 1940s | 107 |
| 1950s | 105 |
| 1960s | 71 |
| 1970s | 171 |
| 1980s | 241 |
| 1990s | 327 |
| 2000s | 226 |
| 2010s | 179 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 70 |
How popular is Vashti?
In 2025, Vashti was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Vashti is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Vashti
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Vashti also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vashti over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Vashti
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vashti — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Vashti
How popular is the name Vashti?
In 2025, Vashti was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Vashti a girl's or a boy's name?
Vashti is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Vashti?
Vashti has 2 syllables.
When was Vashti most popular?
Vashti peaked in 1922, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Vashti a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Vashti currently ranks #8,407 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.