# Vaughn (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/vaughn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Welsh |
| Meaning | “small” |
| Pronunciation | /vɔːn/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 22,484 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 21,364 / 1,120 (5% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 255, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A variant of Vaughan, from Welsh bychan (“small”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 13,280 |
| 2012 | 12 | 9,682 |
| 2013 | 21 | 6,240 |
| 2014 | 26 | 5,303 |
| 2015 | 14 | 8,416 |
| 2016 | 24 | 5,604 |
| 2017 | 20 | 6,270 |
| 2018 | 24 | 5,444 |
| 2019 | 22 | 5,782 |
| 2020 | 17 | 6,905 |
| 2021 | 24 | 5,391 |
| 2022 | 24 | 5,451 |
| 2023 | 17 | 6,907 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7,575 |
| 2025 | 21 | 5,902 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 226 | 901 |
| 2012 | 245 | 862 |
| 2013 | 247 | 865 |
| 2014 | 226 | 935 |
| 2015 | 251 | 886 |
| 2016 | 261 | 865 |
| 2017 | 216 | 963 |
| 2018 | 188 | 1,068 |
| 2019 | 191 | 1,070 |
| 2020 | 180 | 1,104 |
| 2021 | 183 | 1,118 |
| 2022 | 176 | 1,166 |
| 2023 | 165 | 1,213 |
| 2024 | 174 | 1,188 |
| 2025 | 183 | 1,153 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14 | 1,620 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2,613 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2013 | 11 | 1,920 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1,630 |
| 2015 | 13 | 1,786 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1,903 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1,703 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2,259 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,488 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,848 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,107 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2,921 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,275 |

## People named Vaughn

- Vaughn Monroe, American singer (1911–1973)
- Vaughn Armstrong, American actor
- Vaughn Taylor, American actor (1910–1983)
- Vaughn Bodē, American underground comics and graphic design artist (1941–1975)
- Vaughn Meader, American comedian, musician, and impressionist
- Vaughn De Leath, American jazz singer (1894–1943)
- Vaughn Walker, American judge

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.