Vaughan
Vaughan was the 13759th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1517th; the most babies were born in 2006 (34). Over the last ten years it has moved down 9,064 places. More babies were named Vaughan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,759 boys, down 5,079 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200634 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,637babies recorded
Vaughan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 22 since 1939.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,759 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8,680 | 9 |
| 2010 | #4,356 | 23 |
| 2000 | #3,630 | 23 |
| 1990 | #4,658 | 12 |
| 1980 | #3,248 | 14 |
| 1970 | #2,288 | 17 |
| 1960 | #2,860 | 10 |
| 1950 | #1,613 | 22 |
| 1940 | #2,470 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,286 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,958 | 18 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vaughan, counting every spelling?
Vaughan is a spelling of Vaughn, a name family that ranked #1,070 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #13,759 for Vaughan on its own. Together these spellings went to 188 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughn | 183 | #1,153 | 881 |
| Vaughan | 5 | #13,759 | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Vaughan?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vaughan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Vaughan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vaughan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vaughan?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Vaughan are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 19 and 59. That makes Vaughan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Vaughan by state
How common Vaughan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Vaughan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vaughan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Vaughan
How popular is the name Vaughan?
Vaughan was the 13759th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 1517th; the most babies were born in 2006 (34). Over the last ten years it has moved down 9,064 places. More babies were named Vaughan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Vaughan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Vaughan in the US.
Where is Vaughan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vaughan was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).