Vaughn

Where Vaughn comes from

A variant of Vaughan, from Welsh bychan (“small”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Vaughn
  • 1 syllable
Vaughn through the years
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #866 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1911
    Vaughn Monroe born
    American singer
  3. 1949
    Peak, #348
    374 babies named Vaughn, the most in any year.
  4. 1950
    Vaughn Armstrong born
    American actor
  5. 1973
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #635.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname.
  • A place in the United States:
  • A census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, named after Robert Vaughn (Montana rancher).
  • An unincorporated community in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Namesakes
  • Vaughn Monroe · American singer, 1911–1973
  • Vaughn Armstrong · American actor, born 1950
  • Vaughn Taylor · American actor, 1910–1983
  • Vaughn Jefferis · New Zealand equestrian, born 1961
  • Vaughn Bodē · American underground comics and graphic design artist, 1941–1975

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.