How Many People Are Named Vashti?
An estimated 1,366 people in the United States have the first name Vashti. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Vashti peaked in popularity in 1922 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vashti as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vashti paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,366
About 1 in 250,918 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1922
40 births
Total Registered
2,343
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vashti
Vashti is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,343 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vashti as a female name
Ranked #11,006 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (40 births)
Vashti: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vashti span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 327 babies were registered. Vashti has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vashti by Decade
How has Vashti tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vashti by State
Birth registrations for Vashti span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, New York, California. The lowest are in South Carolina, Florida, Virginia. On average, about 16 Vashtis were registered per state.
Vashti + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vashti as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Vashti: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vashti?
We estimate approximately 1,366 people named Vashti are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 250,918 Americans share this first name.
Is Vashti a common name?
Vashti is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,343 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vashti most popular?
Vashti reached peak popularity in 1922, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vashti is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vashti a female name?
Vashti is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vashti Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vashti Smith, Vashti Johnson, Vashti Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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