Unisex name · since 1881
Vaughn
Vaughn has 21,364 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,152 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,364
- born since 1881
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vaughn currently ranks #1152 among unisex names in America, with 21,364 babies recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Vaughn recorded 21,364 times among boys since 1881, holding rank #1152 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #808 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,152 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21,364 born since 1881
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaughn ranks #808 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,152 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21,364 born since 1881, peaking in the 1960s.
- #808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,152 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,364
- born since 1881
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vaughn's 21,364 recorded births place it above 98.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vaughn compares
21,364 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Vaughn's all-time total is 58x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vaughn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,364 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 374 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vaughn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vaughn splits its recorded history at 1958: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 374 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vaughn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1949)
- 374
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Vaughn popularity over time - girls
1,120 total births recorded since 1901 (Vaughn as girls' name)
Vaughn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,548 births, 12% of the file).
1960s was Vaughn's strongest decade.
2,548 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Vaughn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 61
1890s
61 births
- 1900s 142
1900s
142 births
- 1910s 851
1910s
851 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,262 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,263 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,382 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,432 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,548 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,606 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,453 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,702 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,325 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,266 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,061 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,548 births (12% of all-time use).
How Vaughn 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 Vaughn's total volume
Vaughn by state
Where Vaughn concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,720 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 1,690 | 7.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,344 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,243 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 991 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 935 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 733 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 574 | 2.7% |
1,720 of 21,364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Vaughn appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vaughn's data
- Vaughn's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (2,548 total births) through the 2020s (1,061) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vaughns (1,720 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vaughn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Vaughn 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.