Boys' name · since 1911
Vaughan
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 1,615 babies named Vaughan, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,765 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,071 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,615
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,615 babies have been named Vaughan since 1911, making it today's #12071 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaughan has been recorded 1,615 times among boys since 1911, currently ranked #12071 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #3,765 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,071 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,615 born since 1911
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaughan ranks #3,765 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,071 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,615 born since 1911, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,765 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,071 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,615
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vaughan's 1,615 recorded births place it above 91.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Vaughan compares
1,615 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vaughan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vaughan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,615 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vaughan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vaughan splits its recorded history at 1969: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vaughan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Vaughan popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1939 (Vaughan as girls' name)
Vaughan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (191 births, 12% of the file).
2000s was Vaughan's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Vaughan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
117 births
- 1920s
1920s
136 births
- 1930s
1930s
95 births
- 1940s
1940s
159 births
- 1950s
1950s
158 births
- 1960s
1960s
144 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
176 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 191 births (12% of all-time use).
How Vaughan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vaughan's total volume
Vaughan by state
Where Vaughan concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.3% |
10 of 1,615 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vaughan's data
- Vaughan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Vaughans (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vaughan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Vaughan 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.