Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Vaughn

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Vaughn
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1949

Peak era

1949

Peak rank proxy

374

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Boomer

1881Peak 19492024

Peak year

1949

Decline from peak

53.5%

2024

174

All-time

21,180

Vaughn is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1949, when 374 boys were named Vaughn.

In 2024, only 174 boys were given the name.

Down 53.5% from its peak.

All told, about 21,180 Americans have been named Vaughn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationBoomer

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1949

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