Given name
Vashti
“a lovely woman”
Vashti is used as a given name. One Persian interpretation is “a lovely woman.”
Original Hebrewושתי
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Persian interpretation is “a lovely woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Persian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vashti through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,355
- 0 boys · 2,355 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,823 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,823 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,557 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.
Vashti’s family of names
Vashti has a related form in Vashtie. Vashti has a related form in Vashtee. Vashti has a related form in Vashtey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Vashti
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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