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Vaughn

/ˈvɔn/ · 95% boys · 204 born in 2025

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.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈvɔn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 16,984
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vaughn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1949 · 385
  • Born in 2025204
  • All time22,484
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Vaughn?

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.

Names that sound like Vaughn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Von0.66
  2. Van0.58

Middle names for Vaughn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vaughn Thomas0.74
  2. Vaughn James0.74
  3. Vaughn Cole0.73
  4. Vaughn Miles0.73
  5. Vaughn Wilder0.72
  6. Vaughn Paul0.55

Sibling names for Vaughn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.97
  2. Thaddeusbrother · 0.95
  3. Lionelbrother · 0.94
  4. Georginasister · 0.93
  5. Laurelsister · 0.91
  6. Margosister · 0.90

Where Vaughn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kansas0.02%
  2. Utah0.02%
  3. Michigan0.01%
  4. Maryland0.01%
  5. Colorado0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Vaughn Evans0.73
  2. Vaughn Edwards0.73
  3. Vaughn Anderson0.73
  4. Vaughn Allen0.73
  5. Vaughn Adams0.73
  6. Vaughn Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Vaughn

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Vaughn across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.