Vaughn
Vaughn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Vaughn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vaughn is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Vaughn
The earliest SSA record of Vaughn as a baby boy name dates back to 1881, when 5 babies received it. 1949 was its biggest year on record, with 374 newborns named Vaughn — #348 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Vaughn ranks #1,213 for baby boys with 168 births, gradually falling (-11%). All told, over 22K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Vaughn
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Names that sound like Vaughn
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About the name Vaughn
Vaughn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 22K births in the dataset. Vaughn's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #348. Use the chart and map above to compare Vaughn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.