Boys' name · since 1917
Vaun
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 97 babies named Vaun, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 97
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vaun currently ranks #12147 among boys' names in America, with 97 babies recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaun has been recorded 97 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #12147 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 1917 to 2025.
- #17,645 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,147 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 97 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vaun ranks #17,645 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,147 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 97 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 97
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vaun's 97 recorded births place it above 61.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Vaun compares
97 25th percentile among 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
Vaun's all-time total is 74% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vaun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 97 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vaun splits its recorded history at 1970: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Vaun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (24 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Vaun's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Vaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (25% of all-time use).
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- Vaun's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- 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 Vaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Vaun 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.