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Vaughn

Boy's name · #1153 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Vaughn belongs to an older America first — it reached #348 back in 1949 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1153. About 21,000 boys have carried it since 1881.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,527 in Canada (2024).

Famous Vaughns

• Vaughn Monroe — American singer (1911–1973)
• Vaughn Taylor — American actor (1910–1983)
• Vaughn Armstrong — American actor
• Vaughn Jefferis — New Zealand equestrian (born 1961)
• Vaughn Meader — American comedian, musician, and impressionist

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 88,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Vince Vaughn — American actor (born 1970)
• Robert Vaughn — American actor (1932–2016)
• Matthew Vaughn — British film producer, director and screenwriter

In stories & tradition

• Vaughn — That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (novel series)

What Vaughns become

Among 111 notable people named Vaughn:

Sports figures appear 2.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Vaughn Chipeur, Canadian figure skater.

Similar names: Donnie · Vance · Ronnie · Arden · Glenn · Don

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