Vaughn

Where Vaughn comes from

A variant of Vaughan, from Welsh bychan (“small”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Vaughn
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #866 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1911
    Vaughn Monroe born
    American singer
  3. 1949
    Peak, #348
    374 babies named Vaughn — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1950
    Vaughn Armstrong born
    American actor
  5. 1973
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #635.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname.
  • A place in the United States:
  • A census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, named after Robert Vaughn (Montana rancher).
  • An unincorporated community in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Namesakes
  • Vaughn Monroe · American singer, 1911–1973
  • Vaughn Armstrong · American actor, born 1950
  • Vaughn Taylor · American actor, 1910–1983
  • Vaughn Jefferis · New Zealand equestrian, born 1961
  • Vaughn Bodē · American underground comics and graphic design artist, 1941–1975

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.