Vaughn has been given to about 22,484 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1949, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1949, when 385 babies were given the name, ranking 348th. The typical living American called Vaughn is about 44 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kansas, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.