Vaughan
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Vaughan
This familiar but never popular Welsh surname name might be a good Sean alternative-- and we're starting to hear some berrybuzz about it. Vaughn is an alternate spelling.
There have been three major musical bearers of the name: British classical composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1940's U.S. band leader and singer Vaughn Monroe and the great jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan. And two more current surnamed Vaughans: comic actor Vince and musician Stevie Ray.
Vaughan is also given to girls.
Pronounced VAW-un.
As of October 2026, Vaughan ranked #18695 in US births in 2016 SSA, peaked at #4904 in 1939.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #4,693 | 21 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #4,725 | 21 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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Vaughan on lists
Famous Vaughans
- Ralph Vaughan WilliamsBoy
English composer
- Vaughan GryllsBoy
English sculptor
- Vaughan CornishBoy
English geographer
- Vaughan Hanning VaughanBoy
Lee, English politician
- (Henry) Vaughan Lockhart SmithBoy
English restaurateur and journalist
- Stephen "Stevie" Ray VaughanBoy
American musician
Vaughan in pop culture
- Vaughan CunninghamBoy
from the movie "Sling Blade"