NameTides

Vaughn

Vaughn was the #1,152 boys' name in the US in 2025 (183 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #1,565 in Canada.

Vaughn as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Vaughn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Vaughn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#1,152 (183)#4,275 (4)——#1,565 (14)
2024#1,186 (174)#2,922 (7)——#1,432 (15)
2023#1,205 (165)#4,108 (4)——#911 (26)
2022#1,166 (176)———#1,350 (15)
2021#1,116 (183)#4,789 (3)——#1,406 (14)
2020#1,101 (180)#3,848 (4)——#802 (30)
2019#1,066 (191)#2,488 (8)——#770 (31)
2018#1,068 (188)#2,259 (9)——#628 (41)
2017#961 (216)#1,703 (14)——#651 (39)
2016#863 (261)#1,903 (12)#707 (3)—#653 (40)
2015#884 (251)#1,786 (13)——#715 (35)
2014#935 (226)#1,630 (14)——#833 (28)
2013#862 (247)#1,920 (11)——#760 (31)
2012#861 (245)#3,416 (5)——#675 (36)
2011#900 (226)#2,613 (7)——#1,038 (20)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1949 at #348.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.
  • In 2025, 10% of US babies named Vaughn were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,300 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Vaughn is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,800 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Vaughn by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #898WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: #679MINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #844INOhio: #940OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #707NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #934CAUtah: #621UTColorado: #680CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #524KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,652TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Vaughn (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Vaughn (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
VaughnCanadaGirls—too few
VaughnCanadaBoys#1,56514
VaughnEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
VaughnNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
VaughnNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
VaughnScotlandBoys—too few
VaughnUSGirls#5,72221
VaughnUSBoys#1,152183