Girls' name · since 1923
Vaughna
10 babies named Vaughna in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #56,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vaughna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Vaughna recorded 10 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1944.
- #56,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1923
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaughna ranks #56,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1923, peaking in the 1920s.
- #56,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vaughna's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vaughna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vaughna's full recorded timeline at 1944, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births.
Vaughna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1944
- Peak year (1923)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Vaughna by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Vaughna's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Vaughna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Vaughna's data
- Vaughna's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vaughna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1923–1944 (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 Vaughna 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.