Recorded 1917–2021 Boys' name Peak 1958 92 births

Vaun — boys' name

92 babies named Vaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s101940s121950s151960s51970s52000s242010s102020s6
2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Vaun was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

10 babies were named Vaun in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Vaun between 1917 and 2021, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vaun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Vaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vaun in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 92 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vaun at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

92

Since 1917

105 years of records

Peak year

1958

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1917

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2021

Vaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1917

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1958)
10
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
4681012 202120102006200419671955194719301917 5

Vaun by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 26% of Vaun's all-time total
1910s51930s101940s121950s151960s51970s52000s242010s102020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vaun?
92 babies have been named Vaun since 1917. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1958 with 10 births.
When was Vaun most popular?
Vaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Vaun been used?
Vaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 105 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Vaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vaughn, Vaughan, Vaugh. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.