Name profile

Vashti

A name meaning "good".

PronunciationEnglish /ˈvæʃ.ti/
Usage languagesBiblical
US rank (2025)#8,362

Meaning and history

Probably of Persian origin, the name may be a superlative form of 𐎺𐎢 (vahu), meaning “good.” In the Old Testament, it is the name of the first wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia before he married Esther.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 20 births, rank #6,356
2007: 21 births, rank #6,323
2008: 20 births, rank #6,559
2009: 25 births, rank #5,537
2010: 29 births, rank #4,860
20112011: 16 births, rank #7,436
2012: 19 births, rank #6,576
2013: 24 births, rank #5,486
2014: 20 births, rank #6,207
2015: 14 births, rank #8,008
20162016: 9 births, rank #10,859
2017: 19 births, rank #6,287
2018: 14 births, rank #7,762
2019: 15 births, rank #7,342
2020: 8 births, rank #11,090
20212021: 13 births, rank #8,024
2022: 13 births, rank #8,032
2023: 15 births, rank #7,247
2024: 9 births, rank #10,271
20252025: 12 births, rank #8,362

Vashti moved from #877 to #986 for girls between 1904 and 1907. Its highest annual birth count came in 1902, with 20 births.