Vashti

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Girl · Persian, through Hebrew

Vashti

Say it: VASH-tee

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Meaning

Uncertain. Probably Persian, often linked to a word meaning 'best' or 'beautiful', but not settled.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Given occasionally in 19th-century America, partly as a symbol of a woman who refused a king's command.

Its wave through time

Fading since the 1900s

In the United States

2,292 babies given this name since 1882
At its height in 1902, about 1 in 13,200 girls
7 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Hebrew Early Christian English American

The family of the name

Spanish	Vasti
French	Vasthi
Hebrew	Vashti

Famous bearers

Vashti, queen of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther

Names worth a look

ZipporahGirlHebrew Tsipporah, 'bird', from tsippor 'bird'.Biblical · peak 2018 · forgotten

TirzahGirlHebrew Tirtsah, usually read as 'pleasantness, delight', from ratsah 'to be pleased'.Biblical · peak 2017 · forgotten

MahalaGirlUncertain. From the biblical Mahlah or Mahalath; the root may mean 'weakness, sickness' or something else entirely,…Biblical · peak 1882 · forgotten

JemimaGirlHebrew Yemimah, a daughter of Job; usually explained as 'dove'.Biblical · peak 1885

KeturahGirlHebrew Qeturah, usually connected with qetoret 'incense'.Biblical · peak 1982 · forgotten

JerushaGirlHebrew Yerusha, usually read as 'possession, inheritance'.Biblical · peak 1882 · forgotten

Where this comes from

The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.