Boys' name · since 1989
Dvaughn
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 93 babies named Dvaughn, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,873 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 93
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dvaughn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 93 recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dvaughn has been recorded 93 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2018.
- #17,873 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 93 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dvaughn ranks #17,873 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 93 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,873 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 93
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dvaughn's 93 recorded births place it above 60.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dvaughn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dvaughn splits its recorded history at 1998: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dvaughn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2018
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Dvaughn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (52 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Dvaughn's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Dvaughn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 52 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Dvaughn's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2010s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dvaughn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dvaughn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.