Vaughn

Vaughn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “small”
Origin: Welsh
Say it: VAWN · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys (95% of all uses)

From a Welsh surname derived from bychan or fychan, meaning 'small, little'. It is used as a given name mainly through surname transfer.

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How popular is Vaughn?

202457.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Vaughn in 2024189

2024 rank#1,186 boys

Peak year1949

Total US babies since 188022,279

Vaughn has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Vaughn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Dylanson of the sea · Welsh
Owenwell-born; young warrior · Welsh
Evanthe Lord is gracious · Welsh
Maddoxson of Madoc · Welsh
Ellisbenevolent · Welsh
Griffinstrong lord · Welsh
Gavinwhite hawk · Welsh
Bowenson of Owen · Welsh

Vaughn questions

What does the name Vaughn mean?

Vaughn means "small". It comes from Welsh. From a Welsh surname derived from bychan or fychan, meaning 'small, little'. It is used as a given name mainly through surname transfer.

Is Vaughn a boy or girl name?

Vaughn is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Vaughn?

189 US babies were named Vaughn in 2024. Its peak year was 1949.

How do you pronounce Vaughn?

Vaughn is usually pronounced VAWN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.