Vaughn is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Vaughn means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Vaughn across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Vaughn has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Vaughn is a boy name of Welsh origin meaning “small, little”. From the Welsh bychan meaning little.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 22,484 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 252 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 4 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Vaughn per year, United States (1881 to 2025). United States peaked in 1949 (385/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (15/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2009 (4/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2016 (3/yr).
Vaughn has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1949, when it ranked #752 nationally (given to 385 babies that year).
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