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.
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.