Vashti
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Vashti is a Persian name meaning “beautiful” or “pretty,” with Vashtee and Vashtie as variants. In the Book of Esther, Queen Vashti refused her husband King Ahasuerus’s drunken order to display her beauty before his guests, and the name has come to suggest self-respect.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Vashti in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Vashti against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Vashti is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Vashti in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 12 girls were named Vashti, making it the #8362 girls' name in the US. Since 1882, 2,355 girls have been named Vashti, with the most (40) in 1995.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Vashti
There are 5 towns and villages with Vashti in their name.
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vashti | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Vashti | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Vashti | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Vashti | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Vashti | North Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
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