Given name & surname
Vahe
“one who is strong”
Vahe is used as a given name and a surname. One Armenian interpretation is “one who is strong.”
Original ArmenianՎահե
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Armenian interpretation is “one who is strong.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Armenian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vahe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 275
- 275 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,248 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vahe’s family of names
Vahe has a related form in Vahea. Vahe has a related form in Vahee. Vahe has a related form in Vahey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Vahe
- Vahe TilbianEthiopian singerborn 1980
- Vahe VahianArmenian poet and writer (1908–1998)
- Vahe TadevosyanArmenian footballerborn 1983
- Vahe GurzadyanArmenian physicistborn 1955
- Vahe BerberianArmenian actor and comedianborn 1955
- Vahe VagmurianArmenian football player (born 1971)
- Vahe StepanyanArmenian politicianborn 1948
- Vahe EnfiajyanArmenian politicianborn 1978
- Vahe M. HakobyanArmenian politician (born 1977)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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