Recorded 1973–2023 Girls' name Peak 2009 225 births

Vasti — girls' name

225 babies named Vasti in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s141990s662000s932010s402020s7
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Vasti was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

14 babies were named Vasti in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vasti

The Social Security Administration has registered 225 babies named Vasti between 1973 and 2023, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vasti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vasti performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vasti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vasti in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vasti in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 225 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vasti at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

225

Since 1973

51 years of records

Peak year

2009

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1973

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2023

Vasti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1973

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
14
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
46810121416 202320152008200420001996199219881973 5

Vasti by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
93 births that decade — 41% of Vasti's all-time total
1970s51980s141990s662000s932010s402020s7

Vasti by state

Where Vasti concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vasti
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.7%
California share of Vasti's total US births 2.7%

6 of 225 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vasti?
225 babies have been named Vasti since 1973. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 14 births.
When was Vasti most popular?
Vasti was most popular in the 2000s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Vasti most popular?
The top states for the name Vasti are California (6 births).
How long has the name Vasti been used?
Vasti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 51 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Vasti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vashti, Vasiliki, Vassie, Vasilisa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.