Is Vaughan a boy or girl name?

Vaughan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,637 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.3% were girls and 98.7% were boys.

Vaughan

Recorded 1911–2025 · United States

Vaughan was most popular in 2006, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,240 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,637 people named Vaughan.

Vaughan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vaughan’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vaughan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vaughan is a boy’s name — 1.3% of the 1,637 Americans given it were girls and 98.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org