Vaughn
Vaughn was the 1153rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 183 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 348th with 374 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 267 places. More babies were named Vaughn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,153 boys, down 49 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 183boys
- Girls and boys
- 10% girls, 90% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1949374 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,484babies recorded
Vaughn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,902 | #1,153 | 21 | 183 |
| 2020 | #6,905 | #1,104 | 17 | 180 |
| 2010 | #7,493 | #939 | 17 | 215 |
| 2000 | #13,092 | #918 | 7 | 169 |
| 1990 | #12,900 | #753 | 6 | 184 |
| 1980 | #8,147 | #674 | 8 | 166 |
| 1970 | #9,306 | #534 | 5 | 229 |
| 1960 | #4,761 | #508 | 9 | 246 |
| 1950 | #5,268 | #361 | 6 | 349 |
| 1940 | #4,313 | #494 | 6 | 140 |
| 1930 | #2,101 | #488 | 17 | 149 |
| 1920 | #3,083 | #564 | 11 | 122 |
| 1910 | — | #752 | — | 17 |
| 1900 | — | #781 | — | 12 |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Vaughn, counting every spelling?
Vaughn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,070 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,153 for Vaughn 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 Vaughn?
183 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vaughn (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Vaughn 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 46 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vaughn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vaughn?
About 14,900 people born in the US named Vaughn are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 18 and 62. That makes Vaughn 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.
Vaughn by state
How common Vaughn was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (2.1×), Michigan (2.1×), Minnesota (1.6×), Washington (1.6×). In 26 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 Vaughn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vaughn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Vaughn
How popular is the name Vaughn?
Vaughn was the 1153rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 183 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 348th with 374 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 267 places. More babies were named Vaughn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Vaughn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 10% girls, 90% boys given the name Vaughn in the US.
Where is Vaughn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vaughn was most common in Colorado (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Minnesota.