Jamie vs Vaughan
Jamie and Vaughancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1973, Jamie was ranked #75 and Vaughan #74 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jamie was ranked #222 and Vaughan #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Jamie and Vaughan over time
Jamie and Vaughan appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Jamie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vaughan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jamie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vaughan in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jamie #28 in 1996, Vaughan #1000 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Jamie held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Vaughan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jamie #28 in 1996, Vaughan #1000 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jamie #222, Vaughan #5119.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Jamie | Vaughan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Originally a Lowland Scots diminutive of James; used as a feminine name too since the late 19th century. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Scottish, diminutive of James | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.mi/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #47 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jamie has a recorded origin (Scottish, diminutive of James); Vaughan does not have one recorded yet.
- Jamie and Vaughan both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jamie; Vaughan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NZ.
How each name got here
Jamie
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #378 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Vaughan
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #99 among boys in New Zealand in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1970–1973
Highest recorded position: #74 among boys in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1970–1973).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys