Given name & surname
Vassie
“a beautiful young woman”
Vassie is a variant of Vassy. One Persian interpretation is “a beautiful young woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vassie is a variant of Vassy. One Persian interpretation is “a beautiful young woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vassie is a variant of Vassy. An origin associated with Vassy is Persian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vassie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 781
- 0 boys · 781 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1967. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 150 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 76,626 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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