A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Vaughn
compact · varnished · monosyllabic
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from the Welsh word bychan, meaning little or smaller, originally handed down as a byname to distinguish a junior relative from a senior one. It settled into an Anglo-Welsh surname before migrating into the American birth register in the late nineteenth century.
Also answers toVon
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1881–2025
SSA Data 1881 peak: 385 souls, A.D. 1949 2025
2025: 204 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
41 yrs
Most Vaughns were born around 2007 — once maintained a CD binder with real conviction.
Peak Reign
1949
№348 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 23%
then Boomer 22% · Gen Alpha 18%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈22K ever born · now falling
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Vaughn grew up with
SSA DataFortnite dances·Minecraft YouTubers·slime tutorials
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Vaughn peaked in 1949.
Estimated average age: 41.
What people think
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Vaughn sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
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Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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The public has not yet weighed in on Vaughn. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads like a radio bandleader or a reliable character actor who received third billing in a 1950s crime picture. It carries the weight of a surname without demanding the length of one. Because its living bearers are split almost evenly between retirement age and middle school, the name skips cleanly over middle management.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name recorded its highest annual tally in 1949 with 385 births, never once cracking the national top three hundred.
Field Note 02
With about twenty-two thousand total births in the historical record, it has maintained a quiet baseline without suffering a sudden spike or collapse.
Field Note 03
Baby boomers and Generation Z each claim twenty-two percent of all living bearers, creating a distinct generational split.
Notable Vaughns
AI-WrittenVaughn Monroebaritone singer and big-band leader, b. 1911
Vaughn Meadercomedian and presidential satirist, b. 1936
Vaughn Bodēunderground cartoonist and illustrator, b. 1941
Ephemera — If Vaughn were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Tacoma
Color
Oxblood
Job
Audiologist
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