Vaughn
#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · #1,152 for boys in 2025, 183 births
Given to boys 95.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1949 · 374 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 21,364since 1881
Vaughn over time
Rank among boys' names. Vaughn has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 | #1,152 | 183 |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | #1,186 | 174 |
| 2023 | #6,680 | 17 | #1,205 | 165 |
| 2022 | #5,309 | 24 | #1,166 | 176 |
| 2021 | #5,237 | 24 | #1,116 | 183 |
| 2020 | #6,629 | 17 | #1,101 | 180 |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | #1,066 | 191 |
| 2018 | #5,315 | 24 | #1,068 | 188 |
| 2017 | #6,044 | 20 | #961 | 216 |
| 2016 | #5,445 | 24 | #863 | 261 |
| 2015 | #8,008 | 14 | #884 | 251 |
| 2014 | #5,163 | 26 | #935 | 226 |
| 2013 | #6,017 | 21 | #862 | 247 |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | #861 | 245 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #900 | 226 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | #936 | 215 |
| 2009 | #8,454 | 14 | #816 | 270 |
| 2008 | #8,109 | 15 | #849 | 254 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #738 | 306 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | #735 | 290 |
| 2005 | — | #776 | 254 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #785 | 230 |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | #797 | 219 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #930 | 172 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #955 | 161 |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #914 | 169 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #916 | 162 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #867 | 167 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #914 | 149 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #930 | 140 |
| 1995 | — | #926 | 143 | |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #716 | 214 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #801 | 174 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #757 | 188 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #759 | 181 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #748 | 184 |
| 1989 | — | #764 | 168 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #801 | 140 |
| 1987 | — | #677 | 181 | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #760 | 142 |
| 1985 | — | #777 | 130 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #747 | 136 |
| 1983 | — | #783 | 124 | |
| 1982 | — | #782 | 126 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #730 | 140 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #671 | 166 |
| 1979 | — | #758 | 131 | |
| 1978 | — | #717 | 137 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #732 | 136 |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #739 | 127 |
| 1975 | — | #675 | 148 | |
| 1974 | — | #690 | 141 | |
| 1973 | — | #635 | 156 | |
| 1972 | — | #577 | 192 | |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #559 | 209 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #534 | 229 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #503 | 236 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #483 | 246 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #477 | 249 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #467 | 267 |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #456 | 289 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #473 | 279 |
| 1963 | — | #488 | 268 | |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #498 | 254 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #543 | 214 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #507 | 246 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 12 | #538 | 212 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #529 | 213 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #549 | 198 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #513 | 218 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #503 | 217 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #471 | 237 |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | #462 | 239 |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 | #444 | 252 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #394 | 297 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #360 | 349 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #348 | 374 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #356 | 356 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 | #365 | 354 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #381 | 295 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #440 | 184 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #453 | 179 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #442 | 203 |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | #476 | 166 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #516 | 131 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #487 | 140 |
| 1939 | #1,731 | 20 | #519 | 120 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 | #502 | 134 |
| 1937 | #1,630 | 22 | #560 | 107 |
| 1936 | #1,640 | 21 | #523 | 118 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #478 | 141 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #506 | 131 |
| 1933 | #1,835 | 18 | #566 | 103 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #510 | 128 |
| 1931 | #1,421 | 27 | #498 | 132 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | #485 | 149 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #524 | 123 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #514 | 139 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #561 | 121 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #573 | 115 |
| 1925 | — | #516 | 140 | |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 | #589 | 116 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #535 | 130 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #574 | 123 |
| 1921 | #2,509 | 14 | #541 | 133 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #559 | 122 |
| 1919 | #3,005 | 10 | #608 | 99 |
| 1918 | — | #502 | 141 | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #532 | 119 |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 | #515 | 122 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #509 | 119 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #535 | 85 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #523 | 67 |
| 1912 | — | #547 | 54 | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #577 | 28 |
| 1910 | — | #729 | 17 | |
| 1909 | — | #679 | 16 | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #779 | 12 |
| 1907 | — | #699 | 14 | |
| 1906 | — | #503 | 20 | |
| 1905 | — | #592 | 16 | |
| 1904 | — | #538 | 17 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #615 | 13 | |
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 | #779 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | #743 | 12 | |
| 1899 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | #725 | 9 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Vaughn! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1890, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Vaughn is popular in 1924
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#128 · 1 in 553
- Maine#165 · 1 in 943
- Maryland#229 · 1 in 2,667
- Indiana#273 · 1 in 3,360
- Wisconsin#334 · 1 in 4,889
Best ever in a state: #65 in Delaware, 1919.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #128 | 9 | 1 in 553 |
| Maine | #165 | 7 | 1 in 943 |
| Maryland | #229 | 5 | 1 in 2,667 |
| Indiana | #273 | 8 | 1 in 3,360 |
| Wisconsin | #334 | 5 | 1 in 4,889 |
| Arkansas | #402 | 5 | 1 in 3,672 |
| Pennsylvania | #416 | 9 | 1 in 10,098 |
| Tennessee | #432 | 5 | 1 in 5,029 |
| Illinois | #466 | 6 | 1 in 9,954 |
| Ohio | #467 | 5 | 1 in 10,799 |
| Texas | #744 | 7 | 1 in 8,016 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Vaughn
- 34 spots since 2024 (#1,186 → #1,152)
- 51 spots since 2020 (#1,101 → #1,152)
- 268 spots since 2015 (#884 → #1,152)
- Biggest jump: 188 spots in 1893 (#956 → #768)
- Biggest drop: 278 spots in 1895 (#594 → #872)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1949 at #348 (374 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 24 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 126 yrs · run 1899–2017
- Highest: 1 in 4,743 boys born in 1949 were named Vaughn (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,334 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 11.9% of all boys named Vaughn (2,548) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #866 (1881) | #949 |
| 1890s | 61 | #594 (1894) | #827 |
| 1900s | 142 | #503 (1906) | #652 |
| 1910s | 851 | #502 (1918) | #558 |
| 1920s | 1,262 | #514 (1928) | #549 |
| 1930s | 1,263 | #478 (1935) | #515 |
| 1940s | 2,382 | #348 (1949) | #426 |
| 1950s | 2,432 | #360 (1950) | #476 |
| 1960s | 2,548 | #456 (1965) | #490 |
| 1970s | 1,606 | #534 (1970) | #662 |
| 1980s | 1,453 | #671 (1980) | #749 |
| 1990s | 1,702 | #716 (1994) | #833 |
| 2000s | 2,325 | #735 (2006) | #830 |
| 2010s | 2,266 | #861 (2012) | #934 |
| 2020s | 1,061 | #1,101 (2020) | #1,154 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Vaughn in 1924
Top girls' names in 1924
Top boys' names in 1924
More about 1924
girls
1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 156,109 of them was named Vaughn, which outranked 37.9% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,393Zell9
- #3,393Zenaida9
- #3,393Zilla9
- #3,665Vaughn8
- #3,665Adie8
- #3,665Adria8
- #3,665Adrianne8
- #4,002Abelina7
- #4,002Adabelle7
- #4,002Adamae7
Tied with 336 names at #3,665; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 9,765 of them was named Vaughn, which outranked 88.1% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #585Guido118
- #585Lucius118
- #588Maxwell117
- #589Vaughn116
- #589Bryan116
- #589Dee116
- #589Napoleon116
- #594Benedict114
- #594Jewell114
- #594Joshua114
Tied with 4 names at #589; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.