Is Vaughn a boy or girl name?
Vaughn is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 174 boys were named Vaughn, so 7.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.9% of the 22,279 US babies named Vaughn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,187
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,546
- Babies named Vaughn since 1881
- 22,279
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 385 babies
Boys and girls named Vaughn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 142 | 13 | 8.4% |
| 1910s | 851 | 57 | 6.3% |
| 1920s | 1,262 | 86 | 6.4% |
| 1930s | 1,263 | 178 | 12.4% |
| 1940s | 2,382 | 102 | 4.1% |
| 1950s | 2,432 | 93 | 3.7% |
| 1960s | 2,548 | 75 | 2.9% |
| 1970s | 1,606 | 25 | 1.5% |
| 1980s | 1,453 | 29 | 2% |
| 1990s | 1,702 | 64 | 3.6% |
| 2000s | 2,325 | 92 | 3.8% |
| 2010s | 2,266 | 188 | 7.7% |
| 2020s | 877 | 97 | 10% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 174 | #1,187 | 15 | #7,546 |
| 2023 | 164 | #1,215 | 17 | #6,900 |
| 2022 | 176 | #1,166 | 24 | #5,448 |
| 2021 | 183 | #1,118 | 24 | #5,386 |
| 2020 | 180 | #1,102 | 17 | #6,901 |
| 2019 | 191 | #1,069 | 22 | #5,778 |
| 2018 | 188 | #1,068 | 24 | #5,443 |
| 2017 | 216 | #963 | 20 | #6,268 |
| 2016 | 261 | #865 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2015 | 251 | #886 | 14 | #8,412 |
| 2014 | 226 | #935 | 26 | #5,303 |
| 2013 | 247 | #865 | 21 | #6,239 |
| 2012 | 245 | #862 | 12 | #9,680 |
| 2011 | 226 | #901 | 8 | #13,279 |
| 2010 | 215 | #939 | 17 | #7,493 |
| 2009 | 270 | #820 | 14 | #8,858 |
| 2008 | 254 | #849 | 15 | #8,499 |
| 2007 | 306 | #739 | 10 | #11,577 |
| 2006 | 290 | #736 | 14 | #8,692 |
| 2005 | 254 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 230 | #787 | 5 | #18,692 |
| 2003 | 219 | #799 | 12 | #9,026 |
| 2002 | 172 | #938 | 7 | #13,533 |
| 2001 | 161 | #957 | 8 | #12,004 |
| 2000 | 169 | #918 | 7 | #13,092 |
| 1999 | 162 | #920 | 6 | #14,342 |
| 1998 | 167 | #870 | 7 | #12,379 |
| 1997 | 149 | #917 | 7 | #12,026 |
| 1996 | 140 | #934 | 5 | #15,789 |
| 1995 | 143 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 214 | #717 | 7 | #11,739 |
| 1993 | 174 | #803 | 9 | #9,520 |
| 1992 | 188 | #761 | 5 | #15,538 |
| 1991 | 181 | #761 | 12 | #7,413 |
| 1990 | 184 | #753 | 6 | #12,901 |
| 1989 | 168 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 140 | #804 | 5 | #13,818 |
| 1987 | 181 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 142 | #765 | 6 | #10,862 |
| 1985 | 130 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 136 | #747 | 5 | #12,122 |
| 1983 | 124 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 126 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 140 | #734 | 5 | #12,122 |
| 1980 | 166 | #674 | 8 | #8,147 |
| 1979 | 131 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 137 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 136 | #736 | 5 | #11,275 |
| 1976 | 127 | #741 | 7 | #8,135 |
| 1975 | 148 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 141 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 156 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 192 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 209 | #561 | 8 | #6,606 |
| 1970 | 229 | #534 | 5 | #9,306 |
| 1969 | 236 | #504 | 9 | #5,439 |
| 1968 | 246 | #486 | 6 | #6,979 |
| 1967 | 249 | #477 | 9 | #4,966 |
| 1966 | 267 | #467 | 8 | #5,255 |
| 1965 | 289 | #457 | 5 | #7,483 |
| 1964 | 280 | #473 | 10 | #4,627 |
| 1963 | 267 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 254 | #500 | 10 | #4,520 |
| 1961 | 214 | #543 | 9 | #4,872 |
| 1960 | 246 | #508 | 9 | #4,761 |
| 1959 | 212 | #538 | 12 | #3,815 |
| 1958 | 213 | #529 | 9 | #4,503 |
| 1957 | 198 | #551 | 8 | #4,894 |
| 1956 | 218 | #514 | 7 | #5,291 |
| 1955 | 217 | #503 | 16 | #2,964 |
| 1954 | 237 | #471 | 8 | #4,633 |
| 1953 | 239 | #462 | 7 | #5,004 |
| 1952 | 252 | #444 | 14 | #3,033 |
| 1951 | 297 | #394 | 6 | #5,379 |
| 1950 | 349 | #361 | 6 | #5,268 |
| 1949 | 374 | #348 | 11 | #3,383 |
| 1948 | 356 | #357 | 12 | #3,130 |
| 1947 | 354 | #367 | 10 | #3,688 |
| 1946 | 295 | #381 | 8 | #3,971 |
| 1945 | 184 | #441 | 11 | #2,906 |
| 1944 | 179 | #455 | 8 | #3,666 |
| 1943 | 203 | #442 | 11 | #3,027 |
| 1942 | 166 | #476 | 15 | #2,410 |
| 1941 | 131 | #519 | 10 | #3,018 |
| 1940 | 140 | #494 | 6 | #4,313 |
| 1939 | 120 | #523 | 20 | #1,791 |
| 1938 | 134 | #505 | 13 | #2,439 |
| 1937 | 107 | #562 | 22 | #1,678 |
| 1936 | 118 | #526 | 21 | #1,687 |
| 1935 | 141 | #478 | 9 | #3,142 |
| 1934 | 131 | #507 | 13 | #2,418 |
| 1933 | 103 | #568 | 18 | #1,904 |
| 1932 | 128 | #510 | 18 | #1,948 |
| 1931 | 132 | #500 | 27 | #1,455 |
| 1930 | 149 | #488 | 17 | #2,101 |
| 1929 | 123 | #526 | 7 | #4,022 |
| 1928 | 139 | #514 | 12 | #2,755 |
| 1927 | 121 | #561 | 9 | #3,548 |
| 1926 | 115 | #579 | 7 | #4,275 |
| 1925 | 140 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 116 | #593 | 8 | #3,979 |
| 1923 | 130 | #538 | 7 | #4,346 |
| 1922 | 123 | #580 | 11 | #3,138 |
| 1921 | 133 | #542 | 14 | #2,622 |
| 1920 | 122 | #564 | 11 | #3,083 |
| 1919 | 99 | #611 | 10 | #3,207 |
| 1918 | 141 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 119 | #537 | 8 | #3,691 |
| 1916 | 122 | #516 | 17 | #2,023 |
| 1915 | 119 | #511 | 5 | #4,911 |
| 1914 | 85 | #535 | 7 | #3,159 |
| 1913 | 67 | #530 | 5 | #3,669 |
| 1912 | 54 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 28 | #583 | 5 | #2,839 |
| 1910 | 17 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 12 | #820 | 6 | #2,087 |
| 1907 | 14 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 20 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 16 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 17 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 14 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 13 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 8 | #854 | 7 | #1,455 |
| 1900 | 12 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #986 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Vaughn reached #348 in 1949. As a girl name, it reached #1,455 in 1901. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.