Vaughn is an established boys' name that peaked in 1949 and has grown less common since.
Vaughn is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,153 among boys (183) and #5,902 among girls (21) — overall #2,185 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 204 | 204 | #5,902 | #1,153 |
| 2024 | 189 | 189 | #7,575 | #1,188 |
| 2023 | 182 | 182 | #6,907 | #1,213 |
| 2022 | 200 | 200 | #5,451 | #1,166 |
| 2021 | 207 | 207 | #5,391 | #1,118 |
| 2020 | 197 | 197 | #6,905 | #1,104 |
| 2019 | 213 | 213 | #5,782 | #1,070 |
| 2018 | 212 | 212 | #5,444 | #1,068 |
| 2017 | 236 | 236 | #6,270 | #963 |
| 2016 | 285 | 285 | #5,604 | #865 |
| 2015 | 265 | 265 | #8,416 | #886 |
| 2014 | 252 | 252 | #5,303 | #935 |
| 2013 | 268 | 268 | #6,240 | #865 |
| 2012 | 257 | 257 | #9,682 | #862 |
| 2011 | 234 | 234 | #13,280 | #901 |
| 2010 | 232 | 232 | #7,493 | #939 |
| 2009 | 284 | 284 | #8,859 | #820 |
| 2008 | 269 | 269 | #8,499 | #849 |
| 2007 | 316 | 316 | #11,578 | #739 |
| 2006 | 304 | 304 | #8,693 | #737 |
| 2005 | 254 | 254 | — | #777 |
| 2004 | 235 | 235 | #18,693 | #787 |
| 2003 | 231 | 231 | #9,026 | #799 |
| 2002 | 179 | 179 | #13,533 | #938 |
| 2001 | 169 | 169 | #12,004 | #957 |
| 2000 | 176 | 176 | #13,092 | #918 |
| 1999 | 168 | 168 | #14,342 | #920 |
| 1998 | 174 | 174 | #12,379 | #870 |
| 1997 | 156 | — | #12,026 | #917 |
| 1996 | 145 | — | #15,789 | #934 |
| 1995 | 143 | — | — | #930 |
| 1994 | 221 | — | #11,739 | #717 |
| 1993 | 183 | — | #9,520 | #803 |
| 1992 | 193 | — | #15,538 | #762 |
| 1991 | 193 | — | #7,413 | #761 |
| 1990 | 190 | — | #12,900 | #753 |
| 1989 | 168 | — | — | #766 |
| 1988 | 145 | — | #13,819 | #804 |
| 1987 | 181 | — | — | #679 |
| 1986 | 148 | — | #10,863 | #765 |
| 1985 | 130 | — | — | #780 |
| 1984 | 141 | — | #12,122 | #747 |
| 1983 | 124 | — | — | #785 |
| 1982 | 126 | — | — | #787 |
| 1981 | 145 | — | #12,125 | #734 |
| 1980 | 174 | — | #8,147 | #674 |
| 1979 | 131 | — | — | #760 |
| 1978 | 137 | — | — | #720 |
| 1977 | 141 | — | #11,274 | #736 |
| 1976 | 134 | — | #8,134 | #741 |
| 1975 | 148 | — | — | #677 |
| 1974 | 141 | — | — | #694 |
| 1973 | 156 | — | — | #638 |
| 1972 | 192 | — | — | #577 |
| 1971 | 217 | — | #6,605 | #561 |
| 1970 | 234 | — | #9,306 | #534 |
| 1969 | 245 | — | #5,440 | #504 |
| 1968 | 252 | — | #6,980 | #486 |
| 1967 | 258 | — | #4,966 | #477 |
| 1966 | 275 | — | #5,255 | #467 |
| 1965 | 294 | — | #7,485 | #457 |
| 1964 | 289 | — | #4,629 | #474 |
| 1963 | 268 | — | — | #490 |
| 1962 | 264 | — | #4,520 | #500 |
| 1961 | 223 | — | #4,873 | #543 |
| 1960 | 255 | — | #4,761 | #508 |
| 1959 | 224 | — | #3,816 | #538 |
| 1958 | 222 | — | #4,503 | #529 |
| 1957 | 206 | — | #4,895 | #551 |
| 1956 | 225 | — | #5,291 | #514 |
| 1955 | 233 | — | #2,964 | #503 |
| 1954 | 245 | — | #4,633 | #471 |
| 1953 | 246 | — | #5,004 | #462 |
| 1952 | 266 | — | #3,033 | #444 |
| 1951 | 303 | — | #5,378 | #394 |
| 1950 | 355 | — | #5,268 | #361 |
| 1949 | 385 | — | #3,383 | #348 |
| 1948 | 368 | — | #3,130 | #357 |
| 1947 | 364 | — | #3,688 | #367 |
| 1946 | 303 | — | #3,971 | #381 |
| 1945 | 195 | — | #2,906 | #441 |
| 1944 | 187 | — | #3,666 | #455 |
| 1943 | 214 | — | #3,027 | #442 |
| 1942 | 181 | — | #2,410 | #476 |
| 1941 | 141 | — | #3,018 | #519 |
| 1940 | 146 | — | #4,313 | #494 |
| 1939 | 140 | — | #1,791 | #523 |
| 1938 | 147 | — | #2,438 | #505 |
| 1937 | 129 | — | #1,678 | #562 |
| 1936 | 139 | — | #1,687 | #526 |
| 1935 | 150 | — | #3,142 | #478 |
| 1934 | 144 | — | #2,418 | #507 |
| 1933 | 121 | — | #1,904 | #568 |
| 1932 | 146 | — | #1,948 | #510 |
| 1931 | 159 | — | #1,455 | #500 |
| 1930 | 166 | — | #2,101 | #488 |
| 1929 | 130 | — | #4,022 | #526 |
| 1928 | 151 | — | #2,755 | #514 |
| 1927 | 130 | — | #3,548 | #561 |
| 1926 | 122 | — | #4,275 | #579 |
| 1925 | 140 | — | — | #522 |
| 1924 | 124 | — | #3,979 | #593 |
| 1923 | 137 | — | #4,346 | #538 |
| 1922 | 134 | — | #3,138 | #580 |
| 1921 | 147 | — | #2,622 | #542 |
| 1920 | 133 | — | #3,083 | #564 |
| 1919 | 109 | — | #3,207 | #611 |
| 1918 | 141 | — | — | #503 |
| 1917 | 127 | — | #3,691 | #537 |
| 1916 | 139 | — | #2,023 | #516 |
| 1915 | 124 | — | #4,911 | #511 |
| 1914 | 92 | — | #3,159 | #535 |
| 1913 | 72 | — | #3,669 | #530 |
| 1912 | 54 | — | — | #551 |
| 1911 | 33 | — | #2,839 | #583 |
| 1910 | 17 | — | — | #752 |
| 1909 | 16 | — | — | #711 |
| 1908 | 18 | — | #2,087 | #820 |
| 1907 | 14 | — | — | #733 |
| 1906 | 20 | — | — | #520 |
| 1905 | 16 | — | — | #612 |
| 1904 | 17 | — | — | #563 |
| 1903 | 14 | — | — | #616 |
| 1902 | 13 | — | — | #648 |
| 1901 | 15 | — | #1,455 | #854 |
| 1900 | 12 | — | — | #781 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #925 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | — | #1,113 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | — | #784 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | — | #972 |
| 1894 | 12 | — | — | #628 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | — | #833 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #1,060 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #953 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #986 |