How Many People Are Named Vaughan?
An estimated 1,149 people in the United States have the first name Vaughan. It is predominantly male (98.7%). The average bearer is 41 years old, and Vaughan peaked in popularity in 2006 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vaughan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vaughan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,149
About 1 in 298,307 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.7% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
2006
34 births
Total Registered
1,632
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vaughan
Vaughan is predominantly male (98.7%), though 22 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Vaughan as a male name
Ranked #10,801 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (34 births)
Vaughan as a female name
Ranked #18,695 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 2010 (7 births)
Vaughan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vaughan span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 193 babies were registered. Vaughan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vaughan by Decade
How has Vaughan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vaughan by State
Birth registrations for Vaughan span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in New York, California, Texas. On average, about 7 Vaughans were registered per state.
Vaughan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vaughan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vaughan
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vaughan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vaughan?
We estimate approximately 1,149 people named Vaughan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 298,307 Americans share this first name.
Is Vaughan a common name?
Vaughan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,632 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vaughan most popular?
Vaughan reached peak popularity in 2006, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vaughan is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vaughan a male name?
Vaughan is predominantly male. 98.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vaughan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vaughan Smith, Vaughan Johnson, Vaughan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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